The  University  Bulletins    Fourteenth  Series  No.  3— Part  1 


PENNSYLVANIA 


Founded  1740 


A  GLIMPSE  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY 

ITS  HISTORY,  EQUIPMENT,  AND  ADVANTAGES 

WITH  SOME  ACCOUNT  OF  ITS 

REQUIREMENTS 


PHILADELPHIA 

Published  by  the  University 

February,  1914 

Bi-Monthly 

Entered  at  the  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Poet  Office  a§  Second-Clase  Matter 


PENNSYLVANIA 


Founded  1740 


A  GLIMPSE  OF  THE,  UNIVERSITY 

ITS  HISTORY,  EQUIPMENT,  AND  ADVANTAGES 

WITH  SOME  ACCOUNT  OF  ITS 

REQUIREMENTS 


PUBLISHED    IN    1914    BY    THE    GENERAL    ALUMNI    SOCIETY    AND    EDITED 

BY    HORACE    MATHER   LIPPINCOTT,    '97,    SECRETARY, 

AT    PHILADELPHIA,    PENNSYLVANIA. 

SOLD  FOR  TWENTY-FIVE  CENTS 


Hi  \i\MiN  Franklin 


BEN  FRANKLIN 

By  Charles  I.  Junkix,  '77 

(Music  by  Edward  G.  McCollin,  '78.) 

H'rah!     H'rah!     H'rah! 
Penn-syl-van-i-a ! 
In  days  of  old  as  we  are  told 

There  lived  a  man  named  Ben; 
A  friend  was  he,  and  so  are  we, 
To  Pennsylvania  men. 

A  ready  blade,  he  often  made 

Ingenious  little  toys; 
He  built  a  kite  with  great  delight, 

And  shocked  the  little  boys. 

This  ancient  squire  did  then  aspire 
A  public  school  to  found; 

And  with  a  dash  he  raised  the  cash 
And  bought  a  lot  of  ground. 

And  now  we  raise  our  song  of  praise 
To  good  old  Father  Ben; 

A  friend  was  he,  and  so  are  we, 
To  Pennsylvania  men. 

Chorus. 

Ben  Franklin  was  his  name, 
And  not  unknown  to  fame; 
The  founder  first  was  he 
Of  the  U-ni-ver-si-tee. 


CONTENTS 

The  Spirit  of  Pennsylvania,  by  Provost  Edgar  F.  Smith  ....  7 

The  University's  History 9 

Pennsylvania's  Contribution  to  the  Nation — Science,  Law, 

Literature,  Religion,  and  Education 21 

Equipment 25 

Environment 55 

Life  in  the  Classroom 56 

Student  Life  and  Organizations 57 

Religion 74 

Paying  One's  Way 76 

Athletics 81 

The  Alumni 86 

Corporation  and  Faculties 91 

Entrance  Requirements 94 

Calendar 97 

Scholarships 97 

The  University's  Finances 99 

Student  Statistics 100 

Alumni  Officers 102 


The  General  Alumni  Society  acknowledges  with  gratitude  the  assistance  of  the  Provost; 
Vice  Provost  Penniman;  Dean  Quinn;  Dr.  Weygandt;  Bursar  Miller;  Recorder  Nitzsche; 
L.  B.  Schofleld,  '13;  Dana  G.  How,  '12;  G.  W.  Pepper,  '87;  The  Red  and  Blue;  The  Class 
Record ;  The  Athletic  Association ;  and  the  Alumni  Register  in  the  preparation  of  this  book. 


THE  SPIRIT  OF  PENNSYLVANIA 

By  The  Provost 

OUR  University  began  its  career  as  a  Charity  School,  under  the 
guidance  of  godly,  self-sacrificing  men  and  women.  Its  earliest 
lesson  was  in  the  field  of  service.  It  developed  into  an  Academy 
and  College  during  the  years  when  the  Colonies  were  beginning  to 
feel  the  free  and  inspiring  influences  of  a  young,  vigorous,  and  growing 
civilization,  so  that  when  resistance  to  the  parent  country  became  the 
dominant  thought  of  the  colonists,  its  graduates  were  in  the  fore- 
front of  the  movement.  They  were  heard  in  the  protesting  town 
meetings,  and  when  recourse  to  arms  was  had,  they  were  again  present 
and  were  participants,  not  only  in  the  struggles  on  the  field,  but  also 
in  the  halls  of  legislation.  The  part  they  bore  in  the  establishment 
of  independence  and  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  Republic  will  never 
be  forgotten.  It  was  a  lesson  in  loyalty.  This  lesson,  so  notable, 
became  a  subject  of  common  remark.  Like  the  first  lesson,  it  has 
come  down  through  many  decades,  and,  with  that  first  lesson,  con- 
stitutes a  part  of  that  intangible  thing  known  as  the  Pennsylvania 
spirit.  In  our  earliest  documents,  we  can  discern  plainly,  as  dis- 
tinguishing characteristics  of  the  University,  service  and  loyalty, 
with  which  are  linked  scholarship  and  character. 

In  the  matter  of  scholarship,  it  is  known  that  the  college  curriculum, 
adopted  in  the  post-revolutionary  period  by  all  our  institutions  of 
learning,  had  its  birth  in  Pennsylvania.  That  curriculum,  strictly 
adhered  to,  gave  magnificent  results.  It  is  not  necessary  to  enumerate 
examples.  But  character-building  was  regarded  as  of  greater  import- 
ance.    This  is  obvious  from  our  motto  " Litterae  sine  moribus  vanae." 

Recognizing  the  sterner  qualities  as  essential — that  life  is  real  and 
earnest,  and  that  preparation  for  it  should  be  made  with  care  and 
earnestness — there  is  seen  in  our  earliest  documents  a  proper  consid- 
eration for  those  things  which  appeal  so  strongly  to  the  young  of  every 
age  and  station.  Thus,  our  present  day  activities  in  athletics  were 
foreshadowed  in  the  track  of  1761,  which  reached  about  the  four 


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sides  of  a  city  block;  and  the  modern  Mask  and  Wig — indeed,  all 
our  Dramatic  Clubs — were  preceded  by  a  perfectly  similar  organiza- 
tion existing  about  1762.  It  attracted  large  crowds.  It  was  a  fea- 
ture in  the  educational  system. 

The  cosmopolitan  caste  of  our  student  body  was  to  be  observed  in 
the  very  earliest  student  groups — for  there  were  many  from  sister 
colonies  and  from  the  isles  of  the  sea. 

To  me,  our  University  has  always  been  distinguished  for  a  deep 
interest  in  the  happy  life  of  the  student  body,  for  the  inculcation  of 
a  spirit  of  service  to  others,  for  loyalty  to  tradition,  to  all  that  is 
noblest  and  best  in  our  family,  state,  and  nation,  with  marked  emphasis 
upon  learning  or  scholarship,  culminating  in  that  highest  and  best 
feature — character-making.  To  develop  these  is  then  the  aim  of 
our  venerable  University,  upon  whose  sons  the  sun  never  sets. 

Edgar  F.  Smith. 


Aftek  Chapel 


SKETCH  OF  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF 
PENNSYLVANIA 

ONE  of  the  strongest  of  the  cords  which  bind  these  later  days  to 
colonial  times  is  the  continuous  life  of  a  half-dozen  American 
colleges  or  universities,  as  they  have  ultimately  become.  It  was  the 
day  of  small  things;  and  the  institution  at  Philadelphia,  like  the  others, 
had  quite  as  much  of  the  school  as  the  college  about  it. 

On  November  13,  1749,  soon  after  the  publication  of  a  pamphlet 
written  by  Benjamin  Franklin,  and  entitled  "Proposals  relating 
to  the  Education  of  Youth  in  Pensilvania, "  twenty-four  public- 
spirited  citizens  of  Philadelphia  associated  themselves  for  the  pur- 
pose of  establishing  an  Academy,  and  "laying  a  Foundation  for 
Posterity  to  erect  a  Seminary  of  Learning  more  extensive  and  suit- 
able to  their  future  Circumstances."  One  of  their  first  acts  was  to 
negotiate  for  the  possession  of  a  building  constructed  under  a  trust 
established  in  1740,  and  intended  to  be  used  for  a  "Charity  School" 
and  as  a  "House  of  Publick  Worship."  This  building  had  been  used 
for  the  second  purpose  as  early  as  November,  1740,  when  the  cele- 
brated Whitefield  first  preached  in  it;  but  the  charity  school  had 
never  been  set  in  operation.  The  Trustees,  recognizing  the  oppor- 
tunity to  have  the  full  purpose  of  their  trust  carried  out,  and  "in 
order  that  said  building  may  at  length  be  applyed  to  the  good  and 
pious  uses  orginally  intended,"  conveyed  it  on  February  1,  1750,  to 
the  Trustees  of  the  Academy  by  an  Indenture,  which  bound  the 
latter  to  place,  erect,  found,  establish,  or  keep  a  "House  of  Publick 
Worship"  and  also  "one  free  school  for  the  instruction,  teaching,  and 
education  of  poor  children  or  scholars  within  two  years  from  the  date 
of  these  presents";  and  which  further  provided  that  they  "shall  have 
full  power  to  found,  erect,  establish,  and  continue  in  and  upon  the 
said  house  and  premises  such  another  school,  Academy,  college,  or 
other  seminary  of  learning"  as  should  not  conflict  with  the  original 
objects  of  the  elder  trust.  Under  these  agreements — which  in  due 
time  were  faithfully  fulfilled — the  Trustees  of  the  Academy  took 
possession  of  the  "New  Building,"  as  it  was  then  called,  fitted  it 

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up  for  its  enlarged  uses,  engaged  a  rector  and  subordinate  instruc- 
tors, and  formally  opened  the  Academy  in  the  presence  of  a  dis- 
tinguished company  on  January  7,  1751.  So  successful  was  the 
undertaking  that  in  1753  the  Trustees  secured  a  charter  for  the 
Academy  from  Thomas  Penn  and  Richard  Penn,  proprietaries  and 
governors-in-chief  of  the  Province  of  Pennsylvania.  This  was  the 
beginning  of  the  first  university  in  America. 

The  Academy  Becomes  a  College 

Under  the  skillful  training  of  the  learned  Rev.  William  Smith, 
M.A.,  the  highest  class  in  this  Academy  attained  that  proficiency 
which,  in  a  college  course,  would  entitle  it  to  a  degree.  Accordingly, 
two  years  later,  the  Proprietaries  were  again  successfully  petitioned  to 
convert  the  Academy  into  a  College  with  the  power  of  conferring  col- 
legiate degrees.  Dr.  Smith  was  appointed  the  first  Provost  of  the 
College  and  Academy,  and  the  Reverend  Francis  Alison,  M.A.,  the 
first  Vice  Provost. 

Some  of  the  habits  of  the  students  can  be  inferred  from  an  early 
order  of  the  trustees  "that  a  small  ladder  be  bought  to  be  always  at 
hand  for  the  convenience  of  mending  windows";  and  "chastizement" 
appears  as  a  form  of  discipline  for  offenses  midway  between  those 
for  which  there  were  fines  of  fourpence  and  other  sums,  and  those 
for  which  the  penalty  was  expulsion. 

The  first  Commencement  was  held  May  17,  1757,  when  Paul  Jack- 
son, Jacob  Duche,  Francis  Hopkinson,  Samuel  Magaw,  Hugh  William- 
son, James  Latta,  and  John  Morgan  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts. 

In  the  agitated  times  that  followed,  during  the  wars  with  the 
French,  the  Provost,  Dr.  Smith,  opposed  so  vehemently  the  non- 
resistance  policy  of  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania  that  by  an  arbi- 
trary stretch  of  power  he  was  thrown  into  prison.  In  faithfulness  to 
his  duties  as  Provost,  however,  he  received  his  classes  in  gaol,  and 
continued  his  instructions  to  them  there  while  still  a  prisoner.  Fin- 
ally he  was  set  at  liberty,  for  the  purpose  of  going  to  England  to  make 
a  personal  appeal  to  the  king,  and  his  kindly  reception  there  was  not 
lessened  by  the  strain  to  which  his  loyalty  at  home  had  been  put. 
Oxford  conferred  on  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  On  his 
return  home  so  highly  did  his  fellow-citizens  rate  his  influence  abroad 
that,  when  in  1761  the  Trustees  were  hard  bestead,  they  sent  him 


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back  to  England  to  raise  funds  for  an  endowment.  It  happened  that 
King's  College  (now  Columbia)  in  New  York  was  in  similar  straits, 
and  had  resolved  on  similar  efforts.  The  two  commissioners  met  in 
England  and  amicably  resolved  to  "divide  the  land  between  them" 
and  share  the  proceeds.  Through  the  influence  of  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  they  received  a  circular  letter  from  the  king  to  all  the 
churches,  and  succeeded  in  raising  a  very  considerable  endowment 
for  each  college. 

Its  Early  Non-Sectarian  Character 

On  Dr.  Smith's  return  as  it  appears  on  the  minutes  of  the  14th 
of  June,  1764,  a  letter  was  received  from  the  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
bury, Thomas  and  Richard  Penn,  and  the  Rev.  Samuel  Chandler, 
D.D.,  addressed  to  the  Trustees,  in  which  the  Trustees  are  congrat- 
ulated on  the  success  of  Dr.  Smith's  collection  in  England,  and  ad- 
vised of  what  would  be  further  necessary  to  the  due  improvement 
of  the  collection  and  the  future  prosperity  of  the  institution:  "That 
the  institution  was  originally  founded  and  carried  on  for  the  general 
benefit  of  a  mixed  body  of  people.  That,  at  the  time  of  making  the 
collection,  the  Provost  was  a  clergyman  of  the  Church  of  England; 
the  Vice  Provost,  a  Presbyterian;  a  principal  professor,  a  Baptist; 
with  other  useful  professors  and  tutors,  all  carrying  on  the  education 
of  youth  with  great  harmony,  and  people  of  various  denominations 
have  heretofore  contributed  liberally  and  fully.  That  jealousies 
had  arisen  lest  the  foundation  should  be  narrowed,  and  some  party 
exclude  the  rest,  or  put  them  on  a  worse  footing  than  they  have  been 
or  were  at  the  time  of  the  collection,  which  would  be  unjust  and 
productive  of  contentions  unfriendly  to  religion."  It  was,  there- 
fore, recommended  to  the  Trustees,  by  the  writers  of  the  letter  (who 
had  a  principal  share  in  procuring  the  collection),  to  make  a  funda- 
mental rule  or  declaration,  to  prevent  inconvenience  of  this  kind, 
and  in  doing  which  they  were  advised  that  the  more  closely  they 
kept  in  view  the  plan  on  which  the  seminary  was  at  the  time  of  the 
royal  brief,  and  on  which  it  was  carried  on  from  the  beginning,  so 
much  the  less  cause  would  any  party  have  to  be  dissatisfied. 

A  committee  having  been  appointed  to  frame  a  fundamental 
resolve  or  declaration,  in  consequence  of  the  letter,  the  following  was 
reported  and  adopted: 

"The  Trustees,   being  ever  desirous  to  promote   the  peace  and 


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prosperity  of  this  seminary,  declare  that  they  will  keep  this  plan 
closely  in  their  view,  and  use  their  utmost  endeavors  that  the  same 
be  not  narrowed,  nor  the  members  of  the  Church  of  England,  or 
those  dissenting  from  them,  (in  any  future  election  to  the  principal 
offices  mentioned  in  the  aforesaid  letter)  be  put  on  any  worse  foot- 
ing in  this  seminary  than  they  were  at  the  time  of  obtaining  the  royal 
brief." 

Stormy  Days  of  the  Revolution 

Perhaps  no  more  striking  instance  can  be  given  of   the  distortion 
to  which  men's  minds  were  subject  in  those  days  of  political  comrao- 


Medical  Building,  1765 


tion  than  the  fact  that  in  1779  this  resolution  was  construed  by  the 
Legislature  into  a  "narrowing  of  the  foundation,"  and  seized  as  a 
pretext  for  confiscating  all  the  rights  and  properties  of  the  College, 
which  were  bestowed  upon  a  new  organization  called  in  its  charter 
the  "Trustees  of  the  University  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania."  Ten 
years  later  these  rights  and  properties  were  all  restored,  and  in  1791 
an  act  was  passed  amalgamating  the  old  College  with  the  new  Uni- 
versity. The  name  of  the  institution  was  then  changed  to  "The 
University  of  Pennsylvania." 


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Pennsylvania 


During  the  Revolution,  the  College  fell  upon  troublous  days. 
The  gathering  patriot  troops  used  the  college  yard  and  buildings  for 
temporary  barracks;  the  attention  of  the  students  was  diverted  by 
more  stirring  interests;  and  finally  the  British  troops  came  to  occupy 
the  city.  As  a  result,  the  college  building  was  closed  for  more  than 
a  year  and  a  half,  as  far  as  its  legitimate  uses  were  concerned,  though 
it  served  various  purposes  in  the  meantime,  including  that  of  the 
meeting  place  for  Congress  for  several  days  in  July,  1778.  Even 
after  its  reopening,  the  events  of  the  time  were  echoed  in  the  life  of 
the  College.  At  the  Commencement  of  1781,  when  a  certain  student 
in  his  graduation  oration  made  some  allusion,  whether  sympathetic 


Presidential  Mansion,  University's  Home,  1802-29 

or  hostile  is  not  recorded,  to  Major  Andre,  who  had  just  been  hanged, 
the  ceremonies  were  stopped;  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  retired,  held 
a  meeting,  and  deprived  the  young  man  of  his  degree. 


Just  After  the  Revolution 

The  years  following  the  Revolution  and  the  early  part  of  the  suc- 
ceeding century  wore  not  a  period  conducive  to  the  prosperity  of  a 
non-sectarian  institute  of  higher  education  in  a  community  as  much 
devoted  to  material  interests  as  was  Pennsylvania.  The  Medical 
Department,    which    had   been   founded   in    L765,  and   which  appealed 

to  tangible  professional  interests,  like  those  colleges  which  prepared 


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students  especially  for  the  ministry,  grew  and  flourished.  It  soon 
became  by  far  the  best-known  medical  school  in  America,  drawing 
students  by  the  hundreds  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  especially 
from  the  Southern  States.  The  founding  of  the  Law  School  in  1790 
was  also  an  important  step  in  the  enlargement  of  the  functions  of 
the  University. 

The  old  buildings  at  Fourth  and  Arch  Streets  eventually  became 
too  contracted  and  too  badly  situated  for  further  usefulness,  and  the 
minds  of  the  Trustees  were  turned  toward  the  securing  of  a  new 
location.  On  Ninth  Street,  between  Market  and  Chestnut,  there 
was  a  large  and  handsome  building  erected  at  the  expense  of  the 
state  as  a  dwelling  place  for  the  President  of  the  United  States,  when 
it  was  expected  that  Philadelphia  would  remain  the  national  capital. 


College  Hall,  1829-73 


But  destiny  chose  a  far  different  spot  for  the  White  House,  and  the 
Philadelphia  Presidential  Mansion  remained  untenanted.  In  1802 
this  building  was  secured  for  the  College,  which  immediately  emi- 
grated thither  from  its  old  Fourth  Street  home.  Alterations  and 
additions  were  made  from  time  to  time,  till  in  1829  it  was  torn  down 
and  two  buildings  were  put  up  on  the  same  site,  one  for  the  Depart- 
ment of  Arts,  one  for  the  Medical  School.  In  18"2o  the  college  course 
was  raised  from  three  to  four  years,  entrance  requirements  made  more 
rigorous,  and  then,  or  not  long  previously,  a  rule  was  made  that 
students  should  not  be  admitted  under  fourteen  years  of  age. 

With  the  middle  of  the  century,  a  number  of  scientific  courses  in 
the  College  were  successively  established,  additional  members  were 


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added   to   the  faculty,  and   several  professors   of   strong  personality 
and  influence  were  teaching  simultaneously. 

The  Move  to  West  Philadelphia 

A  few  years  later,  in  1872,  a  great  break  with  the  past  was  made 
by  the  removal  from  the  center  of  the  city  to  West  Philadelphia. 
This  proved  to  be  the  beginning  of  a  new  life,  especially  as  it  coin- 
cided with  the  administration  of  a  new  Provost,  Dr.  Stille.  What 
the  Fourth  Street  location  had  become  by  1802,  the  Ninth  Street 
site  had  become  by  1872.  It  had  come  to  be  surrounded  and  hemmed 
in  by  the  world  of  business.  In  West  Philadelphia  the  University 
had  elbow-room,  and  it  began  promptly  to  take  advantage  of  its  op- 
portunity for  expansion.  In  the  years  immediately  succeeding  was 
erected  the  original  group  of  four  buildings,  consisting  of  College 
Hall,  Medical  Hall,  the  Medical  Laboratory,  and  the  University 
Hospital.     All  these  buildings  were  of  green  serpentine  stone. 

Between  1880  and  1890,  during  Dr.  Pepper's  provostship,  several 
more  buildings  were  erected,  among  these  the  Library,  the  present 
Botanical  Building,  and  the  old  Veterinary  buildings,  which  have 
since  given  way  to  the  new  Medical  laboratories  erected  in  1904. 
Between  1890  and  1900,  the  additions  to  the  University  group  of 
buildings  included  the  Observatory,  the  beginning  of  the  Dormitory 
system,  the  Harrison  Laboratory  of  Chemistry,  the  Museum,  Wist  a  r 
Institute,  Houston  Hall,  Dental  Hall,  and  the  Law  School.  During 
this  period  the  direction  of  the  University  passed  from  Dr.  Pepper 
to  Charles  Custis  Harrison,  LL.  D.,  whose  term  of  office  as  Provost 
dated  from  1894  to  1910,  Vice  Provost  Edgar  F.  Smith,  Sc.  D.,  LL.  D., 
succeeding  him  in  office. 

Since  1900  the  physical  equipment  of  the  University  has  been 
materially  augmented,  the  erection  of  the  following  buildings  attest- 
ing a  period  of  remarkable  development  and  extension:  the  new 
Medical  laboratories,  already  referred  to;  the  Engineering  Building; 
the  Veterinary  Hall  and  Hospital;  the  Gymnasium;  the  Training 
House  and  Franklin  Field;  the  remodeling  of  the  University  Hospital; 
enlargement  of  the  Museum  of  Science  and  Art;  additions  to  the 
Dormitories;  the  Thomas  W.  Evans  Museum  and  the  School  of  Den- 
tistry; the  Women's  Dormitory;  the  Henry  \Y.  Phipps  Institute  for 
the  Study,  Prevention  and  Treatment  of  Tuberculosis;  and  the 
University  Settlement   House.     The  new  building  for  the  Graduate 


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School  will  shortly  be  constructed,  and  a  site  for  the  Wharton  School 
building  has  been  chosen.  In  addition,  the  University  has  acquired, 
by  grant  from  the  city,  a  neighboring  tract  of  about  fifty  acres,  which 
extends  the  campus  to  the  western  edge  of  the  Schuylkill  River,  and 
gives  it  a  total  acreage  of  one  hundred  and  seventeen,  exclusive  of 
streets  and  sidewalks. 

But,  after  all,  the  campus  and  buildings  are  only  the  shell  of  the 
University.  It  is  the  history  of  the  life  within  them  which  is  im- 
portant. During  the  period  from  1870  to  1913,  a  number  of  new 
departments  of  study  were  established,  in  the  scientific  courses,  in 
Biology,  in  Finance  and  Economy,  in  Architecture,  in  Dentistry,  in 
Music,  in  Veterinary  Medicine,  and  in  the  Graduate  School,  in  addi- 
tion to  corresponding  extensions  of  the  old  departments,  the  College, 
and  the  Medical  and  Law  Schools;  the  separation  of  the  Wharton 
School  and  the  Towne  Scientific  School  from  the  College  in  1912 
was  an  important  administrative  change.  The  number  of  students 
in  all  departments  had  risen  from  less  than  a  thousand  in  1870  to 
5,323  in  1912-1913,  and  the  number  of  instructors  from  less  than 
fifty  to  more  than  five  hundred  and  fifty.  Representatives  from 
forty-six  states  of  the  Union  and  forty-one  foreign  countries  are 
included  in  the  student  enrollment. 

The  College  and  the  Community 

A  parallel  movement  has  been  the  growth  of  a  series  of  connections 
between  the  University  and  the  community  at  large.  For  instance, 
between  1883  and  1887,  a  commission  of  members  of  the  Faculty 
and  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  carried  out  a  series  of  investigations  in 
modern  spiritualism  and  published  their  results.  During  the  same 
period,  Mr.  Eadweard  Muybridge  anticipated  the  invention  of  the 
commercialized  moving  picture  by  performing,  under  the  supervision 
of  the  University,  a  system  of  experiments  on  the  photography  of 
animals  in  motion.  The  publication  of  the  results  of  his  experiments 
furnishes  a  valuable  and  interesting  document  in  the  history  of  the 
development  of  the  motion  picture.  The  Babylonian  explorations, 
which  have  since  made  valuable  contributions  to  the  world's  knowl- 
edge of  ancient  history,  were  begun  at  about  the  same  time.  The 
Museum  of  Art  and  Science,  in  which  the  Babylonian  collection  and 
other  valuable  collections  are  exhibited,  is  now  the  mecca  of  week- 
end pilgrimages  of  school  children  and  others  throughout  the  year. 


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The  free  clinics  in  the  Medical,  Dental,  and  Veterinary  Schools  an- 
nually provide  treatment  for  thousands  of  the  city's  sufferers.  The 
Phipps  Institute  for  the  Study,  Prevention,  and  Treatment  of  Tuber- 
culosis is  also  a  splendid  instance  of  the  double  function  of  the  Uni- 
versity. The  work  of  the  Psychological  Clinic,  in  studying  and  treat- 
ing backward  and  defective  children,  is  rapidly  becoming  recognized 
as  an  important  adjunct  to  the  community.  Instances  multiply  in 
which  the  various  laboratories  of  Medicine,  Botany,  Zoology,  Physics, 
and  Engineering  have  been  drawn  upon  by  national,  state,  or  munic- 
ipal bureaus  for  expert  assistance.  Each  year  one  or  more  commis- 
sions, such  as  the  Chestnut  Blight  Commission,  make  the  University 
a  headquarters  for  research  work.  In  a  similar  way,  the  various 
departments  of  the  Wharton  School  of  Finance  and  Commerce  have 
given  practical  and  valuable  assistance  in  the  solving  of  problems 
affecting  national  and  municipal  finances  and  administration.  The 
solution  of  many  of  the  perplexing  questions  of  policy,  arising  out  of 
the  construction  of  the  Panama  Canal,  was  achieved  by  members  of 
the  Wharton  School  faculty.  The  Department  of  Architecture  also, 
through  its  students  and  faculty,  has  rendered  efficient  aid  to  many 
municipalities.  In  many  other  ways  does  the  University  respond  to 
requests  for  expert  assistance. 

The  Growth  of  Athletics 

College  athletics  have  formed  such  a  large  part  of  the  interests  of 
students,  alumni,  and  outsiders  in  recent  years,  and  Pennsylvania 
has  won  so  prominent  an  intercollegiate  position,  that  it  is  hard  to 
realize  how  short  their  period  of  development  has  been.  Rowing 
and  cricket  run  far  back  in  the  last  century,  but  in  other  branches 
there  was  little  done  before  1875.  Contests  in  baseball  were  begun 
in  that  year,  in  football  in  1876,  and  in  track  athletics  in  1877.  The 
Athletic  Association  was  formed  in  1873,  and  has  guided  and  con- 
trolled athletics  ever  since.  The  first  regular  athletic  field,  now  the 
site  of  the  Dormitories,  was  obtained  in  1885,  and  the  present  Frank- 
lin Field  in  189.5.  From  the  later  eighties  onward,  Pennsylvania 
began  to  develop  winning  teams  in  various  athletic  lines,  and  her 
recent   triumphs  are  a  familiar  mailer. 


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Social  Organizations  in  the  Past 

The  more  purely  social  side  of  university  life  goes  further  back, 
and  has  been  less  changed  of  recent  years,  than  the  intellectual  or  the 
athletic  sides.  Fraternities,  musical  and  dramatic  clubs,  college 
literary  societies,  and  such  organizations  have  their  roots  well  back 
in  the  early  part  of  the  century.  However,  the  custom  of  keeping 
up  fraternity  houses  in  which  members  live  while  at  college  has 
sprung  up  within  the  last  twenty  years.  Many  attractive  houses 
have  recently  been  built  by  local  chapters  of  national  societies. 

But  of  all  the  changes  that  have  taken  place  in  the  life  of  students 
of  the  University  since  1872,  when  the  removal  to  West  Philadelphia 
was  made,  the  most  important,  if  not  the  most  conspicuous,  is  the 
greater  closeness  of  connection  of  the  students  with  the  University, 
the  large  part  of  their  life  which  centers  in  it.  This  has  resulted 
partly  from  the  erection  of  the  Dormitories,  partly  from  the  estab- 
lishment of  Houston  Hall,  in  which  practically  all  the  students  meet 
one  another  and  spend  much  of  their  time,  partly  also  from  the 
policy  of  the  University  authorities,  and  the  growth  of  a  habit  among 
the  students  of  looking  upon  the  University  as  the  center  of  all  their 
interests.  Twenty-five  years  ago  the  greater  number  of  the  students 
had  but  little  more  connection  than  that  involved  in  attendance 
during  lecture  or  recitation  hours.  It  has  since  then  become  more 
and  more  general  for  a  student  to  feel  during  the  three  or  four  years 
of  his  course  that  all  his  interests,  material,  intellectual,  social,  and 
religious,  gather  around  his  university.  There  he  spends  almost 
all  of  his  time,  and  there  he  finds  enough  to  satisfy  all  his  normal 
instincts  and  interests. 


HAIL!    PENNSYLVANIA 

By  Edgar  M.  Dilley,  '97 

Hail!  Pennsylvania,  noble  and  strong; 
To  thee  with  loyal  hearts  we  raise  our  song. 
Swelling  to  Heaven  loud  our  praises  ring; 
Hail!  Pennsylvania,  of  thee  we  sing! 

Majesty,  as  a  crown,  rests  on  thy  brow; 
Pride,  Honor,  Glory,  hove,  before  thee  bow. 

Ne'er  can  thy  spiril  die,  thy  walls  decay; 
Hail!  Pennsylvania,  for  thee  we  pray. 


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Hail!  Pennsylvania!  guide  of  our  youth; 
Lead  thou  thy  children  on  to  light  and  truth; 
Thee,  when  death  summons  us,  others  shall  praise, 
Hail!  Pennsylvania,  through  endless  days. 

PENNSYLVANIA  HAS  GIVEN  TO  THE  NATION: 

In  the  Continental  Congress — Allen,  Mifflin,  John  and  Lambert  Cadwalader, 
Peters,  Bingham,  and  Smith,  of  Pennsylvania;  Hopkinson,  Neilson,  and  Sergeant,  of 
New  Jersey;  Paca,  Seney,  and  Hindman,  of  Maryland;  Williamson  and  Hill,  of  North 
Carolina;  Dickinson,  of  Delaware;  Marchant,  of  Rhode  Island;  Grayson,  of  Virginia; 
and  Ramsay,  of  South  Carolina. 

Signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence — Benjamin  Franklin,  Robert  Morris, 
George  Clymer,  James  Wilson,  Benjamin  Rush,  Thomas  McKean,  John  Penn,  Francis 
Hopkinson,  William  Paca,  and  James  Smith. 

In  the  Continental  Army  (dating  from  1774)  and  during  the  War  of  Independence 
— Dickinson,  Commander-in-chief  of  the  New  Jersey  troops  at  the  Battle  of  Monmouth; 
Morris,  Captain  of  the  First  City  Troop,  Philadelphia  City  Cavalry,  present  at  the  Battles 
of  Princeton  and  Trenton;  Cadwalader,  Commander  of  the  Philadelphia  Brigade  in  the 
memorable  winter  campaign  of  1776,  who  fought  a  duel  with  Conway,  the  leader  of  the 
conspiracy  against  Washington;  Mifflin,  A.D.C.  to  Washington  in  1776  and  Major- 
general  in  1777;  Grayson,  A.D.C.  to  Washington;  Peters,  Captain  in  1775,  later  Speaker 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Assembly,  then  of  the  Senate,  then  Judge  of  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court;  Tilghman,  chosen  by  Washington  to  bear  his  dispatch  to  Congress  announcing 
the  surrender  of  Cornwallis,  for  which  service  he  received  a  vote  of  thanks  from  that  body; 
Neilson,  Brigadier-general  New  Jersey  militia,  1777  (presented  with  a  sword  by  Lafayette 
in  1824);  Hooper,  Captain  of  New  Jersey  militia;  Cooke,  Colonel  of  the  Rhode  Island 
State  troops,  1776,  1780;  Muhlenberg,  a  clergyman  at  Woodstock,  Va.,  until  1775,  then 
a  Colonel  in  the  Continental  Army  (1775),  a  Brigadier-general  (1777),  a  Major-general 
(1783);  Johnston,  Commander  of  Second  Pennsylvania  Brigade,  1776-81;  Allison,  Lieu- 
tenant-colonel First  Pennsylvania  Battalion,  1776-77;  Duncan,  Captain  of  the  Fifth 
Pennsylvania  Battalion,  1776-77;  Clopton,  Captain  of  Virginia  Company  of  militia 
through  the  whole  Revolutionary  War;  Allston,  Captain  Second  South  Carolina  Regiment, 
1779,  1781;  Waites,  Captain  of  a  volunteer  company,  midshipman,  member  of  General 
Marion's  corps  in  South  Carolina;  James  Biddle,  Captain  of  the  "Wasp";  and  George 
Simpson,  Commissary  General;  three  Commanders-in-chief  of  the  American  Army, 
Anthony  Wayne,  Jacob  Brown,  and  George  B.  McClellan. 

In  the  Constitutional  Convention — Wilson,  Franklin,  Morris,  Mifflin,  Clymer, 
and  Ingersoll. 

Attorneys-general  have  been  Smith,  Meredith,  Read,  Sergent,  Morris,  Brewster, 
McKean,  Allen,  Reed,  Kittera,  Carson,  and  Bell,  of  Pennsylvania;  Bozman,  of  Maryland; 
Marchant,  of  Rhode  Island;  Rodney,  Gilpin,  Brewster,  and  Wickersham,  of  the  Linked 
States. 

United  States  Senators  have  been  Dickinson,  of  New  Jersey;  Mason  and  Grayson, 
of  Virginia;  Muhlenberg  and  Bingham,  of  Pennsylvania;  Clayton,  Latimer,  and  Rodney, 
of  Delaware;  Whitesides  and  Cooke,  of  Tennessee;  and  Walker,  of  Mississippi. 


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Governors  have  been  Mifflin  and  Pennypacker,  of  Pennsylvania;  Clayton  and  Miller, 
of  Delaware;  Paca,  Goldsborough,  Carroll,  Thomas,  and  Loundes,  of  Maryland;  Izard, 
of  x\rkansas;  Dickerson,  of  New  Jersey;  Carey,  of  Wyoming;  Barber,  of  Montana;  Bibb, 
of  Alabama;  McCullough,  of  Vermont;  Walker,  of  Kansas;  Hulbert,  of  Maine;  Floyd, 
of  Virginia;  and  Gilpin,  of  Colorado. 

Justices  of  Supreme  Courts  have  been  Paca,  Seney,  and  Ridgeley,  of  Maryland; 
Read,  Tilghman,  Sharswood,  Smith,  Gordon,  Yeates,  and  Mitchell,  of  Pennsylvania; 
and  Wilson,  of  the  United  States. 

Further,  there  have  been  Borie  and  Stoddert,  Secretaries  of  the  Navy;  Peters  and 
Garrison,  Secretaries  of  War;  Meredith  and  Dallas,  Secretaries  of  the  Treasury;  William 
T.  Otto,  Secretary  of  the  Interior;  Joseph  Beale,  Surgeon-general,  U.  S.  N  ;  and  Robert 
M.  O'Reilly,  Surgeon-general,  U.  S.  A. 

The  machinery  and  dies  for  making  the  coin  of  the  young  republic  were  devised  and 
made  by  Rittenhouse  when  appointed  Director  of  the  Mint  by  Washington. 

To  Literature  and  Art — Francis  Hopkinson,  Henry  Reed,  Benjamin  West,  Joseph 
Hopkinson,  Thomas  Dunn  English,  Charles  Dudley  Warner,  John  McClintock,  John  M. 
MacCauley,  Robert  M.  Patterson,  S.  Weir  Mitchell,  Francis  0.  Ticknor,  Robert  M. 
Bird,  Charles  Henry  Luders,  and  Rene  Gregory. 

To  Science — Ebenezer  Kinnersley,  Robert  Hare,  Alexander  Dallas  Bache,  Edward 
D.  Cope,  F.  A.  Genth,  Daniel  G.  Brinton,  Caspar  Wistar,  James  I.  Biederman,  Elisha 
Kent  Kane,  John  Morgan,  Benjamin  Rush,  Philip  Syng  Physick,  Crawford  Long,  H.  C. 
Wood,  D.  Hayes  Agnew,  William  Pepper,  William  Sellers,  J.  Peter  Lesley.  Joseph  Leidy, 
Benjamin  Smith  Barton,  John  Ryder,  Henry  D.  Rogers,  Robert  E.  Rogers,  Thomas 
Cooper,  James  Woodhouse,  and  Alfred  Stille. 

To  the  Law  besides  those  already  mentioned — George  Sharswood,  John  I.  C.  Hare, 
George  Tucker  Bispham,  and  James  Parsons. 

To  Religion — The  three  chaplains  of  the  Continental  Congress,  Jacob  Duche,  Patrick 
Allison,  the  founder  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Baltimore,  and  William  White,  who 
was  the  first  chaplain  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  the  first  Bishop  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  for  the  last  forty  years  of  his  life  the  presiding  Bishop  of  the  United  States  and  a 
Trustee  of  the  University;  Austin  Phelps;  John  Henry  Hobart,  Bishop  Western  New 
York;  W.  H.  DeLancey,  Bishop  Western  New  York;  William  II.  Odenheimer,  Bishop 
of  New  Jersey;  S.  S.  Schmueker,  founder  Lutheran  Seminary  of  Gettysburg;  W.  A.  Muh- 
lenberg, writer  of  hymns;  Samuel  Miller,  founder  Princeton  Theological  Seminary. 

To  Education — Samuel  Jones,  founder  Brown  University;  Charles  Nassau,  President 
of  Lafayette;  S.  B.  How  and  Robert  Davidson,  Presidents  of  Dickinson;  Jacob  Hall, 
President  of  Cokesbury  College,  Ind.;  Richard  S.  Nassau,  President  of  Ilohart  and  Del- 
aware Colleges;  William  Smith,  founder  Washington  College,  Maryland;  Edward  D. 
Neille,  Chancellor  University  of  Minnesota;  Josiah  Clarke  Nbtt,  founder  of  Mobile 
Medical  College;  Joseph  Wright  Taylor,  founder  of  Bryn  Mawr  College;  Henry  Morton, 
founder  of  the  Stevens  Institute  of  Technology;  and   Lyman   Pierson   Powell,   President 

of  Hobart  College,  N.  Y.;  J.  A.  W.  Haas,  President  of  Muhlenberg  College. 

Diplomats — E.  S.  Sayres,  Minister  !<>  Brazil;  E.  J.  Morris,  Minister  to  Turkey;  Torbeu 
Bille,  Danish  Minister  i<>  <ii<:ii  Britain;  Lloyd  C,  Griscom,  Minister  to  Brazil,  Persia, 
Turkey,  Italy,  and  Japan;  Lawrence  Townsend,  Minister  to  Portugal  ami  Belgium. 


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AVE   PENNSYLVANIA 

By   S.   Weir   Mitchell,    '48 


(Music  b> 

Ave  materna! 
Loving  and  wise, 
The  light  of  the  Ages 
Is  bright  in  thine  eyes. 


Hugh  A.  Clarke,  Mus.  Doc,  '86) 

Though  peaceful  thy  mission 
And  gentle  thy  hand, 
If  ever  the  war  cloud 
Shall  darken  the  land. 


Ave  triumphans! 
Proud  heiress  of  him 
Whose  fame  writ  in  lightning 
Shall  time  never  dim. 

Mater  amata! 
Mother  adored 
Of  men  who  were  noble 
By  pen  and  by  sword, 

The  earth  and  the  ocean 
Have  taken  thy  sons 
Where  fluttered  the  star  flag, 
And  thundered  the  guns. 


Or  living,  or  dying, 
Thy  trust  we  shall  greet 
With  harvests  of  honor 
To  lay  at  thy  feet. 

Laurels  unfading 
Forever  are  thine, 
But  fresh  are  the  roses 
We  lovingly  twine. 

Mater  dilecta! 

Lo!  from  above 

Heaven  smiles  down  on  thee, 

Take  thou  our  love. 


T\\  [LIGHT   Tow  i  RS 


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THE  UNIVERSITY— ITS  BUILDINGS  AND  EQUIPMENT 

The  seventy  buildings  of  the  University  are  nearly  all  situated 
on  rising  ground  west  of  the  Schuylkill  River,  and  within  ten  minutes' 
ride  of  City  Hall,  in  the  heart  of  Philadelphia.  They  are  grouped 
on  one  tract  of  one  hundred  and  seventeen  acres,  as  shown  on  the 
accompanying  map,  and  thus  secure  the  advantages  of  college  life  and 
fellowship  for  the  students  of  all  departments,  an  unique  feature. 

College    Hall 

The  building  which  dominates  the  University  group  is  College 
Hall,  whose  twin  towers  are  held  in  affectionate  remembrance  by  all 


College  Hall 


Pennsylvania  men.  The  architecture  is  Italian  Gothic,  the  work 
of  the  late  Professor  Thomas  Richards,  of  the  Faculty.  The  building 
is  situated  in  what  approximates  the  geographical  center  of  the 
Campus,  having  a  fine  sweep  of  green  sward  between  34th  and  36th 
Streets,  on  the  Woodland  Avenue  side.     College  Hall  is  one  of  the 


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four  buildings  of  green  serpentine  stone  erected  in  1871,  when  the 
University  moved  to  West  Philadelphia.  In  its  two-score  and  two 
years  it  has  sheltered  the  infant  life  of  many  departments,  which 
have  since  left  the  maternal  roof  and  established  themselves  in  homes 
more  extensive  and  better  equipped  than  the  ivy-grown  and  venerated 
structure,  so  reminiscent  of  other  days  and  other  men.  Among  the 
departments  of  the  University,  the  exercise  of  whose  functions  now 
demands  entire  buildings,   which  formerly  were  embraced  within  a 


The  Library 


few  rooms,  are  the  Law  School,  the  laboratories  of  Physics  and  Chem- 
istry, the  Wharton  School,  the  departments  of  Chemical,  Civil, 
Mechanical,  and  Electrical  Engineering,  the  Library,  the  Gymnasium, 
and  the  Museum.  The  exodus  of  the  Graduate  School  to  its  new 
building  and  the  Architecture  School  to  the  building  now  occupied 
by  the  Dental  School  will  take  place  (luring  the  coming  year.  The 
other   departments    at    present     located    in    College    Hall    are    English, 

Mathematics,  History,  and  the  Languages,  as  well  as  the  laboratories 


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of  Psychology  and  Mineralogy.  The  rooms  of  the  two  literary 
societies,  Philomathean  and  Zelosophic,  founded  in  the  early  part 
of  the  nineteenth  century,  are  located  on  the  fourth  floor.  Until 
1909,  the  College  Chapel  exercises  were  held  daily  in  the  "old  chapel" 
on  the  second  floor,  when  they  were  transferred  to  Houston  Hall. 

The  "ivy-stones,"  commemorating  the  graduating  classes,  are 
imbedded  in  many  places  on  the  front  wall  of  the  College  Building. 
A  scion  of  the  "Penn  Treaty  Elm"  occupies  a  position  of  honor  in 
the  main  approach  to  College  Hall. 

The  Library 

Flanking  College  Hall  on  the  left  is  the  University  Library,  a  large 
building  of  brick,  red  sandstone,  and  terra-cotta,  in  which  there  are 
housed  more  than  325,000  volumes.  The  main  section,  having  a 
massive  tower  ninety-five  feet  high,  embraces  the  reference  and  read- 
ing rooms  and  general  offices  on  the  first  floor,  while  the  upper  floors 
are  devoted  to  seminar  uses.  The  fire-proof  "stack,"  with  its  in- 
valuable store  of  books  and  documents,  comprises  the  other  part  of 
the  Library  Building.  Reference  libraries  in  various  departments 
contain  about  55,000  volumes  more. 

Logan  Hall 

Supporting  College  Hall  on  the  right,  and  facing  36th  Street,  is 
Logan  Hall,  for  many  years  devoted  to  the  uses  of  the  Medical  School. 
At  present  it  quarters  the  Wharton  School  of  Finance  and  Commerce. 
The  building  is  one  of  the  original  group  of  four. 

The  Wharton  School  of  Finance  and  Commerce  was  founded  by 
Joseph  Wharton,  Sc.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Philadelphia,  in  1881,  to  provide 
instruction  and  special  training  in  commercial  pursuits.  The  founder 
expressed  the  desire  that  the  School  should  offer  facilities  for  obtain- 
ing: (1)  "An  adequate  education  in  the  principles  underlying  success- 
ful civil  government";  (2)  "a  training  suitable  for  those  who  intend 
to  engage  in  business  or  to  undertake  the  management  of  property." 
The  general  purpose  of  the  Wharton  School  is  primarily  that  of 
affording  a  good  general  education  of  the  type  that  we  regard  as 
most  satisfactory  by  way  of  preparation  for  business  and  citizenship. 
We  are  endeavoring  to  conform  to  the  ideals  laid  down  by  Mr.  Wharton 
in  his  Deed  of  Gift. 


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Houston  Hall 

The  construction  in  1895  of  Howard  Houston  Hall  on  the  University 
Campus,  directly  back  of  College  Hall,  was  watched  with  peculiar 
interest  in  American  university  circles.  The  uses  to  which  its  donors 
wished  the  building  to  be  devoted  represented  an  unique  and  distinctly 
progressive  step  in  the  direction  of  centralizing  and  unifying  the 
social  life  of  the  student  body.  Hitherto,  no  college  or  university 
had  attempted  to  provide  a  common  club  or  recreation  hall  of  such 


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proportions  for  its  students,  and  the  outcome  of  the  venture  at  Penn- 
sylvania, it  was  felt,  would  more  or  less  affect  the  policy  of  other 
institutions.  That  the  ends  sought  have  long  since  been  achieved 
is  common  knowledge. 

Houston  Hall  was  dedicated  on  January  2,  1896,  the  gift  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Henry  Howard  Houston,  as  a  memorial  to  their  son,  Henry 
Howard  Houston,  Jr.,  of  the  class  of  '78,  College.     Designed  by  its 


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donors  "for  the  daily  welfare  of  the  students  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,"  it  followed  happily  that  its  architects  should  be 
Pennsylvania  men.  Two  young  graduates — one  not  yet  of  age — 
won  the  competition,  and  designed  a  building  both  harmonized  to 
its  surroundings  and  adapted  to  its  purpose  as  a  place  for  student 
recreation.  Houston  Hall  is  of  that  transition  type  of  English  archi- 
tecture when  Gothic  was  passing  into  Renaissance;  a  staunch-looking 
and  beautiful  structure  of  characteristic  Philadelphia  gray  stone, 
with  broad  mullioned  windows  that  amply  light  every  part  of  it. 
The  reception  room,  which  occupies  a  large  part  of  the  first  floor,  is 
paneled  high  up  the  walls  with  dark  oak,  and  the  ceiling  is  timbered. 


Auditorium,  Houston  Halt. 


Big  easy  chairs  are  scattered  about,  for  this  is  lounging  room,  smoking 
room,  talking  room — whatever  you  choose  to  make  it.  At  the  western 
end  of  the  reception  room  is  located  a  billiard,  pool,  and  chess  room. 
At  the  eastern  end  of  the  first  floor  is  the  correspondence  and  reading 
room. 

From  the  central  reception  room,  two  broad  oak  stairways  rise  to 
the  second  floor,  leading  into  a  hallway  almost  as  large  as  the  recep- 
tion room  itself.  To  the  eastward  is  an  auditorium,  which  will  hold 
six  hundred  people.  It  is  finished  in  quartered  white  oak,  with  a 
high    wainscot    and    heavily    timbered    ceiling,    adapted    from    that    of 

Eltham  Palace.     At  the  north  end  of  the  auditorium  is  a  proscenium 


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arch  and  stage,  at  the  back  of  which  is  a  two-manual  pipe  organ. 
The  daily  chapel  exercises  are  now  held  in  the  auditorium,  which  is 
also  the  scene  of  many  social  functions,  including  the  fraternity  dances. 
The  Christian  Association  has  its  room  at  the  western  end  of  the  second 
floor,  where  is  also  the  club  cafe. 

The  most  interesting  room  in  the  building,  to  student  and  visitor, 
is  the  trophy  room,  south  of  the  second-story  hall.  Here  are  to  be 
seen  the  football,  baseball,  track,  and  rowing  trophies,  in  fact  the 
proofs  of  many  victories  of  Pennsylvania  athletes. 

The  offices  of  the  Recorder  of  the  University  and  of  "Old  Penn," 
the  University  weekly,  and  of  the  Student  Employment  Bureau, 
of  the  Christian  Association,  and  the  Camera  Club  room,  are  on  the 
third  floor.  The  feature  of  the  third  floor,  however,  is  the  music 
room,  which  departs  somewhat  from  the  general  character  of  the 
decoration.  It  was  designed  to  catch  the  interior  effect  of  an  old 
Tyrolese  Inn.  The  rest  of  this  floor  is  taken  up  with  rooms  of  various 
University  societies,  such  as  the  surgical,  medical,  and  dental. 

In  the  basement  are  located  the  book  and  cigar  stands,  barber 
shop,  bowling  alley,  additional  pool  and  billiard  room,  and  lavatory. 

The  Houston  Club  has  unquestionably  accomplished  its  object  as 
stated  in  Article  II  of  its  Constitution,  in  that  it  has  drawn  together 
the  students  "in  a  wholesome  social  life,"  and  provided  them  with 
"suitable  amusements  and  recreations."  Nor  is  its  function  social 
alone.  The  men,  a  part  of  whose  lives  it  has  been  for  four  years, 
will  own  to  the  truth  of  that  saying  of  Lowell's  that  "nothing  is  so 
great  a  quickener  of  the  faculties,  or  so  likely  to  prevent  their  being 
narrowed  to  a  single  groove,  as  the  frequent  social  commingling  of 
men  who  are  aiming  at  one  goal  by  different  paths."  At  the  Houston 
Club  you  may  rub  shoulders  with  men  that  bring  with  them  from 
Europe  or  the  South  Seas,  Spanish  America  or  Japan,  ways  of  looking 
at  things  new  to  you,  broadening  your  outlook  on  life. 

The  Technical  Buildings 

When  the  School  of  xArchitecture,  which  at  present  occupies  a 
part  of  College  Hall,  takes  possession  of  the  building  shortly  to  be 
vacated  by  the  School  of  Dentistry,  all  of  the  buildings  of  the  Towne 
Scientific  School,  as  well  as  the  laboratories  of  Physics  and  Chemistry, 
will  be  located  in  the  plot  between  Chancellor,  Spruce,  33rd,  and 
34th    Streets.     The    most  conspicuous   of    these   is   the   Engineering 


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Building,  drawing  rooms,  and  class-rooms  of  the  Departments  of 
Civil,  Mechanical,  and  Electrical  Engineering.  The  School  owes 
its  foundation,  in  1874,  to  the  bequest  of  John  Henry  Towne,  a  Trustee 
of  the  University.  The  building  is  of  structural  steel  fire-proof 
construction,  with  an  exterior  of  dark  brick  with  limestone  trimmings, 
the  general  architectural  treatment  being  in  the  English  Georgian 
style.  The  total  available  floor  area  is  about  128,000  square  feet. 
The  building  is  divided  into  two  sections,  the  western  being  devoted 
to  the  needs  of  the  students  in  Mechanical,  Electrical,  and  Chemical 


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Engineering  Building 


Engineering,  and  the  eastern  section   being  assigned  to  the  students 
in  Civil  Engineering. 

The  John  Harrison  Laboratory  of  Chemistry  is  the  gift  of  former 
Provost  Charles  C.  Harrison,  A.  C.  Harrison,  and  W.  W.  Harrison, 
and  is  named  for  their  grandfather,  John  Harrison.  The  building 
shows  the  broad  projecting  eaves  and  other  characteristics  of  brick 
architecture  in  the  Italian  Renaissance  style.     It  is  one  of  the  best 

equipped  chemical  laboratories  in   America. 

The    Randal   Morgan    Laboratory  of    Physics  consists  of  two  build- 


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ings  of  red  brick,  three  stories  high,  also  in  the  brick  architecture  of 
the  Italian  Renaissance.  The  laboratory  is  fully  equipped  with 
valuable  physical  apparatus,  including  several  valuable  pieces  for 
work  of  research  in  heat,  radiation,  and  in  electricity  and  magnetism. 
Students  of  the  Architectural  Department  have  won  12  out  of  19 
awards  in  the  Inter-scholastic  Competition  in  1912,  and  9  out  of  17 
in  1913,  the  T  Square  prize  in  1906  and  1907,  the  Paris  prize  of  1911, 
1912,  and  1913,  the  Rome  prize  of  1911,  the  Warren  and  the  Pupin 
prize  of  1913,  the  John  Stewardson  Memorial  Scholarship,  11  out  of 
the  16  awards,  and  many  firsts  in  the  Beaux  Arts  competitions. 


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The  Biological  Group 

Another  group  of  buildings  devoted  to  a  particular  department  of 
the  University,  to  which  a  recent  addition  has  been  made,  consists 
of  the  botanical  and  zoological  laboratories,  with  the  adjoining  Vivar- 
ium, greenhouses,  and  Botanic  Gardens.  These  are  located  on  a 
plot  of  ground  embracing  several  acres,  west  of  the  Medical  Labora- 
tories, and  on  the  south  side  of  Hamilton  Walk. 


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The  new  Zoological  Laboratory  provides  opportunity  and  material 
for  study  and  research  work  such  as  is  probably  available  nowhere 
else  in  the  world.  The  architecture  is  early  English  Renaissance, 
thus  being  in  harmony  with  the  buildings  in  the  immediate  vicinity. 
The  laboratory  is  three  stories  high,  with  a  wing  of  two  hundred  and 
sixteen  feet  facing  Hamilton  Walk,  and    a  shorter  wing  connecting 


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with  the  Vivarium,  which  contains  both  salt-water  and  fresh-water 
aquaria;  connecting  it  with  the  new  laboratory  is  a  wing  with  special 
breeding  rooms. 

The  Botanical  Hall,  which  is  beautifully  overgrown  with  vines, 
contains  class-rooms,  a  herbarium  room  with  forty-two  thousand 
sheets  of  plants,  the  museum,  containing  the  Pennock-Wheatly  col- 
lection of  shells  and  the  Leidy  collection  of  parasites,  the  Botanical 


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Law  School  Building 


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Library  with  about  three  thousand  volumes,  and  also  the  Bartram 
Memorial  Botanical  Library. 

The  Botanic  Gardens  have  eleven  greenhouses  and  a  physiological 
plant  laboratory.  The  beautiful  lily  and  lotus  ponds  and  the  wind- 
ing paths  are  among  the  most  attractive  features  of  the  University 
Campus. 

Law  School 

The  building  occupied  by  the  Law  School  is  situated  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  Thirty-fourth  and  Chestnut  Streets,  adjacent  to  the 
other  University  buildings.  The  class-rooms,  executive  offices, 
quiz,  and  student  club-rooms  are  on  the  ground  floor.  The  entire 
second  floor  is  devoted  to  the  library  and  reading-rooms.  The  two 
reading-rooms  for  undergraduate  students  contain  nearly  six  hundred 
separate  desks  or  reading  tables.  Each  registered  student  has  one 
of  these  desks  assigned  to  him,  and  is  thus  enabled  to  enjoy  an  un- 
disturbed place  of  study.  The  graduate  reading-room  contains 
twenty-six  large  tables  for  the  use  of  advanced  students,  members 
of  the  bar,  or  others  engaged  in  legal  research. 

The  Library  of  the  Law  School,  founded  by  the  family  of  George 
W.  Biddle,  as  a  memorial  to  his  three  sons,  George  Algernon,  Sydney, 
and  Arthur  Biddle,  with  an  original  gift  of  five  thousand  volumes, 
was  supplemented  in  1897  by  the  presentation  by  Mrs.  Arthur  Biddle 
of  more  than  four  thousand  volumes,  which  had  formed  the  library 
of  the  late  Arthur  Biddle,  Esq.  The  family  of  the  late  Richard  C. 
McMurtrie  presented  his  law  library  to  the  University  in  1906. 
Many  other  valuable  gifts  have  been  received  from  families  and  indi- 
vidual donors.  About  six  thousand  dollars  is  expended  annually 
in  the  purchase  of  books.     The  number  of  volumes  at  present  is  51,000. 

Buildings  of  the  Medical  School 

The  buildings  connected  with  the  Medical  School  are  the  Medical 
Laboratory,  Wistar  Institute  of  Anatomy,  the  Laboratory  of  Hy- 
giene, Hare  Laboratory  of  Chemistry,  Pepper  Clinical  Laboratory, 
Phipps  Institute,  and  the  Hospital  system,  in  which  are  included  the 
Agnew  Surgical  Pavilion,  the  Gibson  Wing  for  Chronic  Diseases, 
Clinical  Building,  the  Maternity,  and  the  main  Hospital  Building; 
it  also  includes  the  Nurses'  Dormitories,  Laundry,  Mortuary,  and  the 
Chapel,  and  Isolation  Building. 


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The  Medical  Laboratory  Building  is  unsurpassed  in  facilities  for 
graduate  and  undergraduate  work.  It  has  a  frontage  along  Hamilton 
Walk  of  337  feet  and  a  depth  of  192  feet,  is  constructed  of  fire-proof 
material,  and  is  two  stories  in  height  above  a  high  basement.  It  is 
quadrangular  in  shape,  and  so  constructed  around  a  courtyard  as  to 
give  all  the  main  laboratories  and  research  rooms  a  north  light. 
The   architecture   is   in   the   English   Collegiate   style  of  the   middle 


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Seventeenth  Century,  and  is  in  harmony  with  other  recent  University 
buildings. 

The  Laboratory  of  Hygiene  is  the  gift  of  the  late  Henry  Charles 
Lea,  and  the  equipment  of  the  late  Henry  C.  Gibson,  both  of  Phila- 
delphia. It  is  devoted  to  graduate  work  in  bacteriology  and  hygiene. 
Opportunities  for  research  work  in  advanced  hygiene  and  bacteri- 
ology are  offered  to  those  having  the  requisite  preliminary  training, 
all  work  coming  under  this  head  being  done  under  the  direct  super- 
vision of  the  laboratory  staff. 

The  Wistar  Institute,  incorporated  in  1892  by  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania   and   General   Isaac   J.    Wistar,   is   the   first   American. 


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university    institute    devoted    to    advanced    study    and    research    in 
anatomy  and  biology. 

Through  the  munificence  of  General  Wistar,  the  Institute  was 
established  and  endowed,  not  only  for  the  advancement  of  research 
in  anatomy,  but  also  for  the  preservation  and  increase  of  the  ana- 
tomical museum  originally  known  as  the  Wistar  or  Wistar  and  Horner 
Museum.  The  original  museum,  founded  in  1808  by  Professor  Caspar 
W7istar,  was  used  as  a  teaching  museum  for  students  of  medicine  in 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 


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Interiob  of  Medical  Laboratories  and  Students'  Ward 

The  Institute  publishes  the  five  principal  independent  anatomical 
journals  of  the  United  States,  namely:  The  Journal  of  Morphology, 
The  Journal  of  Comparative  Neurology,  The  American  Journal  of 
Anatomy,  The  Anatomical  Record,  and  The  Journal  of  Experimental 

Zoology. 

The  University  Hospital  System  consists  of  a  number  of  buildings, 
bounded  by  34th,  86th,  Spruce,  and  Pine  Streets.  In  these  build- 
ings are  six  amphitheaters,  and  fourteen  wards,  with  a  total  of  more 

(ban   S90  beds.      The   medical   slall*  of   the   Hospital  consists  of  more 


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than  130  physicians  and  86  nurses.  Extensive  improvements  are 
being  made  to  the  Hospital  buildings,  which,  when  completed,  will 
give  a  total  capacity  of  about  600  beds.  A  cheerful  and  comfortably 
furnished  students'  ward  has  been  set  aside  in  the  hospital.  There 
students  receive  the  best  medical  treatment  free,  only  a  nominal 
charge  being  made  for  board. 

The  William  Pepper  Clinical  Laboratory  was  erected  by  former 
Provost  William  Pepper  as  a  memorial  to  his  father.  It  adjoins  the 
University  Hospital.  The  Laboratory  is  devoted  entirely  to  graduate 
work,  its  purpose  being  to  promote  the  interest  of  patients  in  provid- 
ing the  facilities  for  the  prosecution  of  minute  clinical  studies  and 
original  researches,  and  to  advance  the  interests  of  science  by  the 
publication  of  the  results  of  such  work. 

The  Gibson  Wing  for  Chronic  Diseases,  while  originally  erected 
for  the  treatment  of  heart  and  lung  diseases,  now  contains  the  Chil- 
dren's Medical  Ward  of  twenty  beds,  the  Ward  for  Chronic  Surgical 
Cases,  of  twenty  beds,  the  Students'  Medical  Ward,  of  ten  beds, 
and  a  number  of  private  rooms. 

To  the  front  of  the  Gibson  WTing  has  been  added  the  Medical 
Clinical  Laboratory  Building,  which  contains  the  laboratories  of 
Clinical  Pathology  for  the  use  of  the  Hospital  staff  and  for  the  fourth 
year  students  in  medicine. 

The  D.  Hayes  Agnew  Memorial  Pavilion  was  named  in  honor  of 
the  great  American  surgeon  who  had  such  a  long  and  important 
career  at  the  University.  The  building  contains  four  wards  and 
three  amphitheaters  for  clinical  instruction.  To  the  east  of  the 
Agnew  Pavilion  is  the  new  Surgical  Building. 

In  the  Hospital  yard  is  an  isolation  building  for  contagious  diseases. 

The  Maternity  Pavilion  is  located  along  Hamilton  Walk,  and  has 
accommodations  for  about  fifty  patients,  and  an  amphitheater  seat- 
ing two  hundred.  It  also  contains  several  wards  and  nurseries,  and 
a  sun  parlor. 

The  Henry  Phipps  Institute  for  the  study,  treatment,  and  pre- 
vention of  tuberculosis  was  established  in  1903  by  Mr.  Henry  Phipps, 
of  New  York,  at  Third  and  Pine  Streets,  Philadelphia.  The  situa- 
tion was  chosen  as  being  in  a  section  of  the  city  in  which  tuberculosis 
was  most  prevalent,  and  was  made  possible  by  a  special  law  permit- 
ting the  establishment  of  the  hospital  within  the  city  limits. 

In  February,  1910,  Mr.  Phipps  transferred  the  Institute  to  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  having  previously  engaged  to  erect  a 
permanent  building  for  its  accommodation  at  Seventh  and  Lombard 


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Streets.  By  this  generous  gift  to  the  University,  this  becomes  the 
first  fully  organized  and  equipped  institution  of  the  kind  with  uni- 
versity connection.  An  entire  reorganization  of  the  plan  of  work 
has  been  undertaken  by  the  University.  This  includes  a  broaden- 
ing of  its  efforts  and  division  of  the  work  into  three  distinct  fields 
of  activity,  to  be  represented  by  two  corresponding  departments, 
the  Laboratory  of  Research  Department,  and  the  Clinical  Depart- 
ment and  Sociological  Department,  each  under  its  special  director. 

An  Advisory  Council  of  twelve   members   has  been  selected,   com- 


The  New  Dental  School 

posed  of  the  most  distinguished  men  of  the  country  in  the  lines  of 
work  carried  on  by  this  Institute,  who  will  visit  the  institution  at 
leas!  once  each  year. 

The  Dental  Buildings 
The  Denial  School  expects  to  vacate  its  present  building  at  the 

close  of  the  session  of  1918    I'M  1,  and  to  occupy  the  new  structure  at 

the    northwest    corner    of    Spruce    and    40th    Streets.      By    agreement 

of  the  Trustees  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  and  The  Thomas 
\Y.  Evans  Museum  and  Institute  Society,  a  cooperative  affiliation  is 
now  established   between   the   respective  corporations  whereby   the 


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resources  of  both  will  be  utilized  in  carrying  out  the  intent  and  pur- 
poses expressed  in  the  will  of  the  late  Dr.  Thomas  W.  Evans. 

The  style  of  architecture  is  Collegiate  Gothic  of  the  time  of  Henry 
VIII,  and  in  keeping  with  other  recently  constructed  buildings  of 
the  University. 

The  Evans  Museum,  which  occupies  the  east  hall  of  the  Spruce 
Street  wing,  is  as  nearly  fire-  and  burglar-proof  as  modern  science  can 
make  it. 

Another  of  the  important  features  of  the  building  is  the  large 
operative  clinic  in  the  north  wing  on  the  second  floor.  This  will 
occupy  the  entire  wing,  and  will  contain  one  hundred  and  thirty-five 
specially  designed  operating  chairs  with  instrument  cabinets  and 
gas,  electricity,  hot  and  cold  water,  and  compressed   air  service  at 


Veterinary  Building 

each  chair.  On  the  north  side  will  be  a  wall  of  glass,  so  far  as  pos- 
sible in  keeping  with  the  strength  of  the  building.  The  clinic  will  be 
two  stories  high,  thirty  feet  in  all,  and  the  glass  in  the  wall  will  be 
turned  over  the  roof  a  distance  of  about  ten  feet,  giving  all  the  day- 
light  possible. 

The  Veterinary  School  and  Hospital 

The  importance  of  establishing  a  School  of  Veterinary  Medicine 
in  connection  with  the  University  was  originally  urged  by  Dr.  Benja- 
min Rush  in  1807,  in  an  address  before  the  Philadelphia  Society  for 
the  Promotion  of  Agriculture,  but  no  definite  steps  were  taken  to 
found  such  a  school  until  the  academic  year  of  1883-84,  when  a  suit- 
able site  was  procured,  the  necessary  buildings  erected,  and  a  dean 


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and  faculty  appointed.  An  important  step  in  the  development  of 
the  School  was  taken  in  1903,  when  the  Trustees  of  the  University 
purchased  for  its  use  a  plot  of  ground  on  Thirty-ninth  Street  ex- 
tending from  Woodland  Avenue  to  De  Lancey  Street,  and  compris- 
ing 55,000  square  feet,  and  with  the  assistance  of  the  State  provided 
for  the  erection  thereon  of  modern,  fully  equipped,  fire-proof  build- 
ings, to  accommodate  the  various  divisions  of  the  work  of  the  school. 

The  Observatory 

The  Flower  Astronomical  Observatory  is  situated  on  the  "Flower 
Farm,"  on  the  West  Chester  Pike,  two  miles  from  63d  and  Market 


Part  of  University  Museum. 

Streets.  The  Observatory  buildings,  three  in  number,  were  con- 
structed in  1895 — the  equatorial  building  of  brick,  the  meridian 
building  of  wood,  and  the  residence  of  the  Director  and  the  Astro- 
nomical Library.  Among  the  principal  instruments  are  an  equa- 
torial telescope  of  eighteen  inches'  aperture,  meridian  circle,  transit 
instrument  reflex  zenith,  tube  chronometers,  and  chronograph. 
The  fund  for  building  and  maintenance  was  provided  by  the  late 
Reese  Wall  Flower,  of  Philadelphia. 

The  University  Museum 

The  northwestern   section    of   (he   Museum  of  Science  and   Art    was 

begun  in  1  si)7  and  dedicated  December  L20,  IS!)!).  The  completed 
plana  provide  for  an  extensive  group  of  buildings  to  be  constructed 


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by  sections,  which  will  cover  almost  twelve  acres  of  ground  and  cost 
approximately  $"2,250,000.  The  section  now  erected  will  form  about 
one-seventh  of  the  building  when  completed.  The  plans  provide 
for  a  massive  dome  which  will  dominate  the  entire  composition. 
From  this  dome  broad  galleries  are  to  extend  eastward  and  west- 
ward to  two  secondary  domes,  with  each  of  which  are  connected  two 
groups  of  buildings,   one  facing  north  and   the   other   facing  south. 


Museum  Court  Yard. 


The  portion  at  present  erected  is  a  part  of  the  western  group,  and 
consists  of  a  series  of  buildings  facing  three  sides  of  a  courtyard  in 
which  there  is  a  large  pool  containing  aquatic  plants.  The  style  of 
the  building  is  inspired  by  the  round  arched  brick  architecture  of 
Northern  Italy.  The  material  is  rough  brick  of  a  somewhat  unusual 
color,  laid  with  wide  mortar  joints,  the  only  exterior  ornamentation 


The  Provosts'  Toweb  at  Sunrise 


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being  rough  mosaic  fragments  of  brick  and  marble.     The  roof,  of 
Spanish  tiles,  adds  greatly  to  the  beauty  of  the  structure. 

The  Museum  contains  notable  archaeological  collections  in  the 
American,  Babylonian,  Egyptian,  and  Mediterranean  sections,  and 
valuable  material  for  the  illustration  and  study  of  archaeology  and 
ethnology. 

The  Dormitory  Group 

The  University  Dormitories,  with  present  accommodations  for 
almost  a  thousand  students,  provide  college  homes  under  most  de- 


Entrance  to  "Triangle"  from  "Big  Quad." 


lightful  and  attractive  conditions.  The  Dormitories  consist  of  a 
group  of  twenty-nine  adjoining  houses  and  are  constructed  on  the 
""separate  staircase"  system,  all  houses'  entrances  opening  on  one 
of  the  enclosed  courts,  known  as  the  "Triangle,"  "Little  Quad," 
and  the  "Big  Quad."  With  the  addition  of  houses  still  in  contem- 
plation, two  more  courts,  the  "South  Quad"  and  the  "East  Quad," 
will  result.  Access  to  all  the  enclosures  is  had  through  two  main 
entrances,  "Memorial  Tower"  opening  into  the  Triangle,  and  "Pro- 
vosts' Tower"  into  the  Big  Quad.  The  former  tower  is  dedicated 
to  the  memory  of  University  men  who  fought  in  the  Spanish-American 


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The  "Little  Quad." 

War,  and  the  Provosts'  Tower  commemorates  the  service  of  a  long 
line  of  eminent  University  executives.  The  various  houses  bear  the 
names  of  distinguished  persons  or  organizations  associated  with  the 
University  at  some  period  in  its  history. 

The  average  cost  of  rooms  in  the  Dormitories,  including  light,  is 
about  $2.25  a  week.  Rents  in  the  Dormitories  are  for  the  full  col- 
lege year,  and  rooms  may  be  thus  occupied  for  thirty-nine  weeks. 
The  average  cost  of  a  room  per  week  in  a  boarding  house  near  the 
University  is  $2.00.  There  are  accommodations  for  95  students  in 
the  Dormitories  at  $1.50  per  week  or  less,  and  places  for  268  at  $2.00 
or  under. 


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Cost  of  Living  at  Pennsylvania 

For  his  board,  lodging,  tuition,  and  text-books  it  will  cost  the  stu- 
dent from  $345  to  $500  a  college  year.  The  figures  given  below  are 
based  upon  the  cost  of  living  either  in  the  Dormitories  and  dining 
hall,  or  in  a  boarding  house: 

Minimum  Maximum 

Board  and  lodging— thirty -seven  weeks $185. 00  $250. 00 

Tuition  (according  to  the  character  and  year  of  the  course) 150. 00  200. 00 

Text-books 10.00  50.00 

$345.00  $500.00 


Students'  Rooms  in  Dormitories 


The  University  aims  to  impose  few  restrictions  upon  Dormitory 
residents.  These  are  rules  with  regard  to  charges  and  payments, 
leases  and  terms  of  occupation  of  rooms,  and  damage  to  property. 
Beyond  this,  the  regulation  of  the  life  in  the  Dormitories  is  left  in 
large  measure  to  the  students  themselves. 

The  Athletics  and  Physical  Education  Group 

The  University  Gymnasium,  Franklin  Field,  and  the  Training 
House  form  a  solid  mass  at  the  southeastern  end  of  the  University 
campus.  The  Gymnasium  fronts  33d  Street  and  the  Towne  Scien- 
tific School  buildings.  At  its  back  lies  the  athletic  field,  with  its 
horse-shoe  rim  of  20,000  seats,  upon  permanent  stands.  East  of  the 
Gymnasium  is  the  Training  House,  devoted  to  the  use  of  the  ath- 
letic teams  during  the  open  season  of  intercollegiate  competition. 


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The  Gymnasium  was  erected  in  1904,  architecturally  being  Eng- 
lish Collegiate  Gothic.  A  swimming  pool,  one  hundred  feet  long 
and  thirty  feet  wide,  is  located  on  the  ground  floor,  as  are  also  rooms 
for  fencing,  boxing,  and  rowing.  Weightman  Hall,  in  which  the 
courses  in  physical  education  are  given  to  all  undergraduates,  is  on 
the  second  floor.  The  towers  and  wings  contain  tier  upon  tier  of 
lookers. 

The  Training  House  furnishes  sleeping  quarters  for  twenty-six 
men,  while  at  least  seventy  men  may  be  served  at  the  training  table. 


Football  at  Franklin  Field. 


A  fine  open  hall  connects  the  lounging  and  dining  rooms  on  the  first 
floor,  while  the  two  upper  floors  are  given  over  to  bedrooms  and 
studies. 

Franklin  Field  in  1895  superseded  the  ''Old  Field,"  now  the  site 
of  the  Dormitory  "Big  Quad,"  as  the  meeting-ground  for  athletic 
contests.  In  1904  the  new  stadium  and  brick  grandstands  were 
constructed,  providing  ideal  facilities,  from  the  viewpoint  of  both 
contestant  and  spectator.  Under  the  grandstands  are  indoor  run- 
ning tracks,  squash  courts,  and  suitable  quarters  for  winter  training., 


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ALMA   MATER 

By  Isaac  H.  Jones,  'OG 

Old  Alma  Mater,  great  and  grand, 

Renowned  from  sea  to  sea. 
Where'er  thy  loyal   sons  shall  stand, 

They'll  e'er  be  true  to  thee. 
The  sight  of  thy  majestic  halls, 

With  ivy  overgrown, 
The  fondest  memory  recalls 

That  we  have  ever  known. 


Ah!  Pennsylvania! 
Dear  Pennsylvania! 
We'll  e'er  be  true 
To  Red  and  Blue 
Of  Pennsylvania! 


Twilight  To*  era 


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ENVIRONMENT 

The  advantages  of  the  University's  location  in  Philadelphia  are 
manifold.  The  city  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  largest  on  the  continent, 
and  is  well  described  as  the  "City  of  Homes."  The  privileges  which 
the  student  obtains  toward  a  liberal  education  are  very  valuable. 
In  music  he  can  attend  the  performances  of  Grand  Opera  by  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  Company  and  the  Symphony  Concerts  of  the 


Path  in  Botanical  Gardens 


Philadelphia  Orchestra.  In  art  the  advantages  of  the  Academy  of 
the  Fine  Arts  and  of  Memorial  Hall  are  open  to  him,  as  well  as  many 
other  features  valuable  to  students  of  architecture.  The  situation 
of  the  various  engineering  departments  in  the  principal  manufactur- 
ing city  of  the  nation  is  obvious,  as  well  as  the  advantage  to  the 
Wharton  School  of  such  an  industrial  center  where  the  problems  of 
business  management  can  be  shown  in  a  practical  way.  The  various 
institutions  for  the  care  of  the  dependent  classes  are  also  valuable 


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The  Lily  Pond 

sion  and  monastic  quiet  with- 
in the  limits  of  the  University, 
situated  as  it  is  on  the  west  bank 
of  the  Schuylkill,  and  so  just  re- 
moved from  the  city's  turmoil. 
One  has  but  to  retire  within  the 
enclosures  of  the  Dormitories,  the 
bosky  limits  of  the  Botanical  Gar- 
dens, or  stroll  along  Hamilton 
Walk,  with  its  ample  shrubbery 
and  poplar  sentinels,  to  find  the 
blessings  of  solitude. 


to  the  study  of' 
social  and  econom- 
ic problems.  The 
Courts  and  the 
Hospitals  are  in- 
dispensable to  the 
thorough  work  of 
the  Law  and  Med- 
ical Schools.  And 
yet  the  scholar  or 
lover  of  literature 
who  would  seek 
to  step  aside  from 
the  immediate  can 
readily  find  seclu- 


Botanical,  Gardens 


IN  THE  CLASS-ROOM 

If  there  is  any  characteristic  of  the  class-room  at  Pennsylvania 
that  distinguishes  it  from  the  class-room  of  any  other  American 
university,  it  is  its  intimacy.  The  instructor,  whatever  his  subject 
may  be,  talks  to  the  student  as  man  to  man,  with  very  little  of  the 
formality  of  the  set  lecture.  Even  a  Large  class  knows  something 
of  that  give  and  lake  of  conversation  thai  is  SO  great  an  asset  of  the 
small  class  of  the  small  college1.  And  as  it  is  in  the  class-room,  so 
it  is  in  the  laboratory  and  office.  'There  is  fellowship  everywhere  and 
thai  kinship  of  spirit  that  comes  from  a  common  interest  in  intel- 
lectual  things.      Whether  directing  the  student's  work  at    the  micro- 


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57 


scope  or  discussing  with  him  the  question  of  life  or  art  that  the  lec- 
ture has  provoked,  the  instructor  follows  the  Pennsylvania  tradition 
of  getting  to  know  personally  his  men.  It  is  this  relation  as  of  friend 
with  friend  between  teacher  and  student  that  all  visitors  note  as 
the  outstanding  feature  of  the  Pennsylvania  college  hour. 

STUDENT  LIFE  AND  ORGANIZATIONS 

Pennsylvania's  rich  horde  of  traditions,  many  of  which  have  their 
root  in  the  very  foundations  upon  which  the  University  rests,  and 
all  of  which  have  been  handed  down  from  year  to  year  until  they 
have  become  a  very  part  of  the  atmosphere  the  student  breathes, 


'93  Gate  and  College  Tower. 


make  the  life  of  the  undergraduate  peculiarly  fascinating.  With 
the  growth  of  the  college,  there  has  grown  up  about  it  a  vast  number 
of  customs,  which  have  become  so  permanently  established  that 
they  now  form  the  basis  of  the  lighter  side  of  the  student's  four  years 
at  Pennsylvania. 

Various  organizations  exist,  many  of  them  dating  back  in  their 
origin  to  the  earliest  days  of  the  University,  which,  although  in  no 
way  a  part  of  the  official  institution,  are  recognized  by  all  as  an  in- 
tegral part  of  Pennsylvania,  whose  rules  are  as  sacred  and  whose 
regulations  are   as  inviolable  as  the  very  fundamental  principles  of 


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Back   to   the   Dormitories    After   a   Game 


BoNFIRl      \i  i  i  i;     \    (  .  \m 


Student  Life  and  Organizations  59 

the  University.  It  is  these  "undergraduate  activities,"  as  they  are 
popularly  termed,  which  go  to  make  up  the  real  student  life  and 
spirit,  and  which  serve  as  a  necessary  complement  to  the  more  serious 
side  of  a  university  education. 

In  every  college  and  university  such  things  are  a  necessity.  The 
very  fact  that  their  origin  has  been  spontaneous  and  their  perpetua- 
tion voluntary  proves  that  they  have  their  place.  Though  not  es- 
sential to  a  college  education,  they  are  so  nearly  so  that  without 
them  there  is  a  tendency  for  the  student  to  become  narrow  and 
single-purposed,  for  him  to  become  blinded  to  the  larger  and  more 
humanitarian  interests  of  the  world,  and  for  his  mental  horizon  to 
become  clouded  with  academic  ideas  and  intricacies. 

The  danger  that  the  importance  of  such  things  will  be  overempha- 
sized by  the  student  is  minimized  at  Pennsylvania  by  a  carefully 
conducted  system  of  faculty  control  and  supervision,  so  that  the 
condition  that  exists  is  close  to  the  ideal.  In  fact  it  is  these  activities, 
in  one  form  or  another,  that  make  life  at  Pennsylvania  so  pleasant 
and  which,  in  supplement  to  the  regular  curriculum  routine,  make 
going  to  college  really  worth  while. 

Foremost  among  these  student  organizations  and  institutions  are 
the  various  forms  of  athletics,  which  in  one  form  or  another  afford 
one  of  the  most  interesting  channels  of  student  activity,  and  one  that 
tends  to  promote,  possibly  more  than  any  other,  what  is  known  as 
"College  Spirit" — that  spirit  which  must  be  felt  to  be  realized  and 
which  has  been  the  underlying  cause  for  Pennsylvania's  numerous 
victories.  No  matter  how  great  one's  supposed  infirmities  may  be 
there  is  usually  some  branch  of  sport  at  Pennsylvania,  be  it  a  major 
or  a  minor  one,  that  will  attract  the  student  to  a  participation. 

With  this  comes  the  competition  for  managerships  of  the  various 
teams,  which  ranks  as  one  of  the  greatest  honors  in  the  Senior  year. 
It  is  usually  in  the  Sophomore  class  that  this  competition  starts  and 
is  continued  through  the  remaining  years,  the  student  being  given 
more  responsibility  as  he  slowly  loses  his  first  coat  of  "greenness." 
One  of  these  responsibilities  is  a  participation  in  one  or  more  of  the 
various  college  publications.  Positions  on  the  staffs  of  the  "Pennsyl- 
vanian,"  the  daily  newspaper,  the  "Red  and  Blue,"  a  monthly 
literary  magazine,  and  the  "Punch  Bowl"  are  the  coveted  prizes  of 
the  Senior  year.  The  last  publication  takes  the  place  in  the  Uni- 
versity that  "Life"  does  to  the  outside  world,  the  jesters  of  the 
campus  confining  their  efforts  to  it  and  making  it  a  convenient  an- 
tidote to  the  other  more  serious  publications. 


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Celebrating  a  Victory 


Grill  I{«'<>m  of  Mask  and  Wig  Club 


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61 


The  Senior  class  of  almost  every  college  publishes  a  Year  Book, 
which  at  Pennsylvania  is  known  as  the  "Record,"  and  includes  the 
portraits  of  each  member  of  the  class,  his  honors,  and  what  he  has 
accomplished  during  the  four  years,  conveniently  leaving  out  what 
he  has  not,  so  that  no  matter  how  lazy  a  student  may  be,  it  always 
turns  out  that  when  the  "Record"  is  printed  he  will  find  a  list  of 
titles  or  organizations  tacked  after  his  name  in  the  book,  which 
with  much  pride  he  shows  to  the  fair  one  at  home  who  usually  comes 
to  see  him  graduate.  All  the  work  incidental  to  the  issue  of  these 
publications,  ex- 
cept the  actual 
printing,  is  done  by 
students. 

Those  who  have 
dramatic  inclina- 
tions, and  they  are 
usually  many,  find 
a  convenient  out- 
let in  the  various 
dramatic  organiza- 
tions. Chief  among 
these  is  the  "Mask 
and  Wig  Club," 
whose  ambition  is 
to  be  funny  rather 
than  serious,  leav- 
ing the  latter  inten- 
tion to  the  Priest- 
ley Chemical  Club, 
Philomathean  So- 
ciety, Deutscher 
Verein,  and  the 
Cercle  Francais. 
But  in  its  own  line 
the  Mask  and  Wig 
Club,  with  its  an- 
nual production,  attains  a  signal  success  and  a  widespread 
popularity.  The  fortunate  one  making  a  position  in  the  cast  or 
chorus  is  taken  with  the  Club  on  its  annual  trip,  some  time  after 
the  Easter  Week  run  in  Philadelphia,  to  such  cities  as  Washington, 


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Baltimore,  Pittsburgh,  Buffalo,  and  New  York.  In  the  same  line  is 
the  Architectural  Society's  annual  play,  written  by  its  own  members, 
and  ranking  in  popularity  second  only  to  the  Mask  and  Wig.     The 


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63 


production  is  always  brilliant  and  witty,  the  scenery  being  painted  by 
the  department  daubers. 

For  those  who  find  the  English  language  inadequate  for  their  needs, 
a  part  in  the  productions  of  the  Deutscher  Verein  and  the  Cercle 
Francais  is  offered.  Weather  permitting,  the  Philomathean  Society 
gives  its  annual  production,  some  Elizabethan  comedy,  in  the  open 
air,  usually  a  well  chosen  spot  in  the  Botanical  Gardens. 

Among  all  these  activities  the  "songsters"  are  not  forgotten,  but 
are  gathered  together  in  the  Combined  Musical  Clubs,  composed 
of  the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs.     These  Clubs  have  a  tuneful  career,. 


The  Deutscher  Verein 

and  appear  to  some  advantage  in  the  different  concerts  given  through- 
out the  winter.  Not  being  satisfied  with  Philadelphia  alone,  these 
Clubs  make  trips  to  nearby  cities,  and  usually  an  extended  tour 
is  taken  during  the  Christmas  holidays,  generally  in  the  South  or 
West.  Of  course,  the  student  must  cheer  his  team  to  victory  on  the 
gridiron,  and  to  help  him  out  a  University  Band  is  provided,  composed 
entirely  of  students,  clad  in  distinctive  uniforms. 

If  a  man  can't  sing  he  can  at  least  talk,  and  for  this  purpose  the  Zelo 
and  Philomathean  Societies  have  been  organized.  Although  liter- 
ary, their  activities  tend  mostly  toward  debates,  and  many  are  the 
forensic  contests  that  take  place  in  the  societies'  rooms  on  the  top 


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floor  of  College  Hall.  Zelo  has  celebrated  its  Centenary  and  is 
probably  the  oldest  of  College  literary  societies.  The  University 
also  offers  ample  facilities  for  training  in  debate  and  public  speaking. 
In  addition  to  several  courses,  always  popular,  the  Department  of 
English  offers  six  prizes  to  be  annually  competed  for  by  students. 
A  'Varsity  Debate  Team,  which  competes  with  other  colleges  and 
universities  throughout  the  country,  affords  interesting  trips  for  the 
participants. 

For  fear  that  a  student  may  become  so  interested  in  all  these  allur- 
ing activities  as  to  entirely  forget  his  home,  numerous  school  and 
sectional,  state  or  county  clubs  have  been  formed,  composed  of  men 


Cercle  Francais 

hailing  from  certain  localities,  or  who  come  to  Pennsylvania  from 
certain  preparatory  schools.  There  are  also  various  other  organiza- 
tions which  are  composed  of  men  who  have  common  interests  along 
certain  lines  and  who  have  combined  to  pursue  their  interests  to- 
gether. 

Modernity  has  crept  in  in  the  form  of  the  Wireless  Club  with  its 
wireless  apparatus  in  the  Physics  Building.  Any  student  may  be- 
come a,  member  of  this  club  and  learn  to  talk  in  dots  and  dashes. 
Those  with  soaring  ambitions  may  join  the  Aero  Club,  and  the  pho- 
tographers, the  Camera  Club.  Students  who  find  they  have  no  in- 
clinations for  the  above  find  the  Walking  Club  affords  a  convenient 


Zeta  Psi,  1910 


Delta  Psi,  1909 


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Psi  Upsilon,  1898 

pastime,  especially  in  the  spring.  This  does  not  mean  walking  back 
and  forth  to  the  class-room,  but  extended  tramps  into  the  country 
surrounding  Philadelphia.  If,  after  several  attempts,  the  Walking 
Club  is  found  to  be  not  sufficiently  energetic,  a  student  may  com- 
pete for  the  Golf  Team  or  even  become  a  member  of  the  Chess  Club,. 


Phi  Delta  Thsta,  1899 


Student  Life  and  Organizations  67 

providing  he  is  sufficiently  expert  in  this  line  of  activity,  and  com- 
pete in  contests  with  rival  colleges. 

In  every  Senior  class  there  are  always  those  men  who  are  known 
as  the  "Big  Men"  of  the  class,  not  in  physique,  but  in  ability — men 
who  have  come  to  be  recognized  as  leaders.  From  this  group  the 
two  Senior  societies,  Frairs  and  Sphinx,  are  formed.  Fraternities, 
at  Pennsylvania,  occupy  an  important  place  in  undergraduate  life. 
Thirty-one  college  fraternities  maintain  active  Chapters  at  the  Uni- 
versity, all  of  which  occupy  houses  on  or  near  the  Campus.  They 
have  always  had  the  constant  countenance  of  the  authorities  and 


Phi  Kappa  Sigma 

have  never  been  subjected  to  censure  or  restriction.  To  alleviate 
some  of  the  objectional  characteristics  which  are  claimed  against 
fraternities  in  general,  an  Inter-Fraternity  Agreement  has  been 
formed  by  those  having  Pennsylvania's  interests  most  at  heart,  pro- 
hibiting all  "rushing"  prior  to  matriculation  and  setting  aside  a 
certain  period  during  the  Freshman's  first  year  in  which  he  is  not 
allowed  to  receive  an  invitation  to  join  a  fraternity.  This  agree- 
ment is  strongly  endorsed  by  the  Provost,  as  tending  toward  a  greater 
fairness  and  better  results  both  for  the  Freshmen  and  the  fraternities. 
Those  students  who  are  termed  "high-brows"  by  their  less  fortu- 
nate classmates  are  elected  into  the  honorary  societies  of  Phi  Beta 


Pin  Katpa  Psi,  1905 


Delta  Phi,  1899 


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Kappa  and  Sigma  Xi,  each  of  which  selects  about  twelve  men  every 
year,  basing  their  election  upon  scholarship.  The  former  draws 
men  from  the  Arts  Course,  the  latter  from  the  Scientific  Schools. 

In  addition  to  the  various  student  organizations  which  comprise 
such  a  large  part  of  the  life  at  Pennsylvania,  there  are  a  host  of  local 
customs  which  are  carried  out  every  year  and  which  are  a  dominating 
factor  in  undergraduate  life.  Among  these  are  social  functions  like 
the  Ivy  Ball,  a  dance  given  by  the  Senior  class  and  one  very  popular 
among  the  debutantes. 


Class  Day 


Class  Day,  although  a  joyful  occasion,  has  yet  a  certain  sense  of 
sadness  about  it,  as  it  is  the  final  parting  from  the  active  life  of  the 
University.  This  is  the  day  that  all  the  terrible  threats  against  the 
professor  or  professors  who  found  it  their  duty  to  "flunk"  a  student 
are  redeemed,  and  although  the  "Mock  Presentations"  lend  a  lighter 
tone  to  the  proceedings,  they  are  mostly  of  a  more  serious  nature. 
On  this  occasion,  the  four  "Honor  Men,"  chosen  each  year  by  the 
class  on  a  basis  of  popularity,  are  presented  with  handsome  trophies 
as   the   gift    of   the   class.     The   "Spoon   Men,"   the    most  popular, 


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receives  a  hand-carved  ebony  and  silver  spoon,  and  in  order  follow  the 
"  Bowl  Man, "  the  "  Cane  Man, "  and  the  "  Spade  Man. "  To  the  last 
falls  the  duty  immediately  afterwards  to  plant  the  class  ivy  at  the 
base  of  the  class  stone  in  some  University  building,  a  custom  which 
has  existed  at  Pennsylvania  since  her  early  classes  passed  out  into 
the  world. 


Class  Day  in  the  "Triangle" 


Among  other  customs  which  have  long  existed  at  Pennsylvania 
are  the  class  fights  or  "rushes"  which  occur  every  year  between  the 
Freshmen  and  Sophomores.  For  years  the  "Poster  Fight"  has 
happened  on  the  night  before  college  opens.  The  Sophomores  de- 
fend a  huge  poster  which  they  have  placed  upon  the  back  door  of 
College  Hall  and  which  derides  the  "greenness"  of  the  Freshmen  and 
sets  forth  instructions  in  the  matter  of  conduct  which  they  are  com- 
manded to  follow.     If  the  Freshmen  can  tear  down  this  insulting 


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placard,  which  to  them  is  as  a  red  rag  to  a  bull,  they  are  accorded 
the  victory. 

The  next  morning  after  chapel  the  "Campus  Fight"  takes  place, 
and  thereafter  the  two  belligerent  classes  declare  a  truce  until  spring, 
when  the  ancient  "Bowl  Fight,"  a  classic  among  college  "class  scraps." 
is  held  on  Franklin  Field.  It  is  fifty  years  old  and  started  as  a  piece 
of  mock  courtesy  by  the  Sophomores  in  presenting  a  large  wooden 
bowl  to  the  lowest  honor  man  of  the  Freshman  class,  immediately 
after  he  was  announced  in  chapel.      He  was  put   in  the  bowl  and 


Breaking  up  Classes 

carried  aboul  the  streets,  as  the  University  was  then  at  9th  and 
Chest  mil  Streets  in  the  city.  Soon  the  Freshmen  began  to  resist 
on  behalf  of  their  classmate,  and  since  the  contention  has  become  an 
organized  one  it  is  divided  into  two  halves,  during  the  first  of  which 
the  Freshmen  try  to  gel  their  "bowl  man"  out  of  the  field  and  away, 
while  the  Sophomores  try  to  put  him  in  the  bowl  as  of  old.  The 
class  accomplishing  its  object  wins  the  half.  In  the  second  half 
I  he  Freshmen  t  ry  to  capture  the  bowl,  and  at  the  call  of  time  tin1  hands 
Upon    it    are   coiinled    in    order    to   determine    the    winner   of    the    half. 


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The  Bowl  Fight 

This  is  a  development  from  the  old  days  when  the  Freshmen  tried 
to  get  the  bowl  and  break  it,  as  a  resentment  of  the  indignity  put  upon 
their  classmate.  The  fights  are  supervised  by  upperclassmen,  and  no 
injuries,  other  than  minor  bruises,  are  ever  reported.  They  are  in 
no  way  brutal  or  dangerous,  and,  on  the  other  hand,  tend  to  develop 
manliness  and  courage. 


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On  the  evening  of  the  first  of  May,  in  celebration  of  Admiral  Dew- 
ey's victory  at  Manila,  a  final  struggle  occurs  between  the  two  classes, 
but  this,  unlike  the  others,  is  more  in  the  way  of  individual  combat. 
In  a  large  ring,  roped  off  in  the  center  of  Franklin  Field  and  lighted 
by  calcium  lights,  the  members  of  the  two  classes  battle  for  suprem- 
acy in  exciting  boxing  and  wrestling  matches,  enthusiastically  cheered 
on  by  their  cohorts  in  the  stands. 

A  Sophomore  Cremation  comes  in  May,  also.  It  is  at  this  time 
that  the  members  of  the  class  wreak  vengeance  upon  unpopular  class- 
room task-masters.  An  election  is  held,  and  the  three  professors  who 
prove  to  be  the  most  disliked  are  burned  in  effigy  on  Franklin  Field, 
but  only  after  long  speeches  have  been  made  by  the  class  spokesman, 
stating  why  these  three  professors  should  be  condemned  and  finally 
placing  their  fate  in  the  hands  of  the  audience,  who  exercise  the  right 
to  "recall"  and  whose  reply  is  always  a  blood  curdling  shriek  for 
vengeance,  and  every  thumb  is  turned  down  in  the  true  Roman  style. 

There  never  has  been  a  great  deal  of  hazing  at  Pennsylvania,  and 
what  once  obtained  was  definitely  abolished  by  the  Undergraduate 
Committee  several  years  ago.  The  Freshmen  are  now  required  to 
wear  small  black  caps,  conveniently  known  among  the  upperclass- 
men  as  "Ink  Spots,"  while  on  the  Campus.  They  are  not  allowed 
to  smoke  on  the  streets  near  the  University,  and  the  front  door  of 
College  Hall  is  denied  them. 

These  are  the  "regulations"  laid  down  by  the  Sophomores.  They 
are  obeyed  in  a  more  or  less  exact  degree,  according  to  the  interest  of 
the  Freshman  for  the  custom,  or  the  absence  of  a  Sophomore  at  the 
time  being. 

University  Day,  each  year,  is  an  important  event  on  the  under- 
graduate calendar.  It  is  conducted  by  the  authorities,  and  for  more 
than  a  century  has  been  held  on  Washington's  Birthday.  At  this 
time  the  students  and  the  guests  of  the  University  gather  in  the 
Academy  of  Music  to  participate  in  the  celebration,  which  consists 
of  addresses  by  prominent  men  in  national  affairs,  and  other  appro- 
priate exercises. 

RELIGION 

The    most   Interesting   and    important    phenomenon    in    student    life 

in  the  United  Stales  is  the  religious  awakening.  Perhaps  in  no 
American  university  is  I  he  new  spirit  more  potent  than  in  Pennsyl- 
vania.    The  University  Christian  Association  is  recognized  by   the 


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Trustees  of  the  University  as  the  organization  charged  with  the  duty 
of  stimulating  and  directing  the  religious  interest.  The  Association 
is  an  incorporated  body  managed  by  twenty-one  directors,  includ- 
ing students  and  graduates  of  the  several  University  departments. 
The  Association  recognizes  itself  as  the  agent  and  ally  of  the  several 
Christian  communions,  and  aims  to  relate  each  student  more  closely 
to  that  division  of  the  Church  which  is  the  division  of  his  natural 
allegiance.  The  Association  is  accordingly  recognized  not  merely  by 
the  University  corporation,  but  by  the  various  religious  bodies,  and 
its  work  has  their  endorsement  and  support.  The  policy  of  the 
Association  thus  makes  toward  religious  unity,  and  the  example 
and  influence  of  Pennsylvania  in  directing  the  course  of  the  entire 
Christian  movement  in  American  universities  can  hardly  be  over- 
stated. 

Within  the  University,  Sunday  services  are  conducted  and  the 
students  are  addressed  by  representatives  men  of  the  several  com- 
munions. There  is  daily  chapel  service,  attendance  upon  which  is 
voluntary.  Systematic  Bible  study  and  mission  study,  during  the 
academic  year  that  is  closing,  engaged  the  attention  of  over  thirteen 
hundred  students.  At  the  meetings  of  the  various  student  groups 
there  was  an  average  attendance  of  over  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  enroll- 
ment. The  meetings  were  held  in  fraternity  houses,  in  dormitory 
rooms,  and  in  class-rooms. 

From  the  students  whom  the  Christian  Association  reaches  and 
influences,  workers  are  recruited  for  social  service  work  in  the  Uni- 
versity Settlement  and  in  connection  with  the  social  service  depart- 
ment of  the  University  Hospital,  and  for  personal  work  in  visiting 
the  prisons,  instructing  foreigners  in  English  and  civics,  and  in  teach- 
ing Sunday-school. 

One  of  the  activities  of  the  Association  is  the  maintenance  of  a 
student  employment  bureau  and  of  a  loan  library  for  the  benefit 
of  those  unable  otherwise  to  acquire  needed  books. 

The  Association  maintains  a  farm  to  which  boys,  girls,  mothers, 
and  babies  are  sent  during  the  summer.  Over  four  hundred  people 
were  cared  for  in  this  way  last  year,  and  this  year  the  number  is  larger. 

The  Association  maintains  the  University  Settlement  House  at 
Twenty-sixth  and  Lombard  Streets,  Philadelphia.  It  also  owns  and 
maintains  a  children's  playground,  and  is  enabled  to  offer  to  the 
poor  the  use  of  the  University's  auxiliary  athletic  field  on  the  bank 
of  the  Schuylkill.     It  is  the  aim  of  the  Association  to  make  the  settle- 


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ment   work   a  practical   manifestation   of   the   Christian   spirit.     All 

the  work  has  a  definite  religious  basis.     The  settlement  property  and 

the  playground  probably  have 
an  aggregate  value  of  $65,000. 
The  foreign  work  of  the  Asso- 
ciation is  the  University  Medi- 
cal School  at  Honglok,  near 
Canton,  in  China.  Here  the 
Association  has  built  several  of 
the  sections  of  a  modern  hospital 
and  dispensary. 

Reviewing  the  work  of  the 
Christian  Association  as  a  whole 
it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that 
it  furnishes  convincing  testimony 
to    the   readiness    of   American 

college  students  to  respond  to  the  Christian  appeal  in  ways  that  are 

wholesome,  practical,  and  sane. 

The  University  is  directly  surrounded  by  churches  of  the  various 

denominations  to  which  the  students  are  welcomed,  while,  of  course, 

the  churches  in  the  city  proper  are  always  available  and  afford  a 

wide  choice. 


Settlement  House 


PAYING    ONE'S   WAY 

Most  of  the  fellows  who  come  to  the  University  for  the  first  time 
have  enough  money  to  last  half  the  year,  at  least.  They  have  time 
to  get  acquainted,  and  to  learn  how  to  study  efficiently,  before  their 
needs  become  pressing.  Waiting  on  table  is  perhaps  the  best  all- 
around  way  for  such  a  Freshman  to  help  himself,  because  there  is  a 
steady  income  and  a  change  from  mental  work.  Clerking  in  stores, 
ushering,  and  leading  boys'  clubs  arc  in  the  same  category.  There 
was  a  Senior  veterinarian  who  had  been  a  night  telephone  operator  in 
a  large  down-town  building  all  through  his  college  course.  He  had  a 
room  furnished  him  where  he  slept,  and  a  heavy  gong  that  rang  at 
exasperatingly    short    intervals    to    arouse    him    when    needed    al     the 

board.     His  particular  drawback  was  thai  he  never  had  an  evening 

Olll  . 

Reporting  is  one  of  the  gilt-edged  opportunities.  At  this  Uni- 
versity I  here  arc  a  I   least   a  dozen   amateur   reporters  who  are  making 


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a  good  check  weekly,  covering  University  and  Franklin  Field  news. 
The  latter  is  a  real  gold  mine,  but  is  chiefly  confined  to  prominent 
athletes.  During  the  football  season  such  men  often  make  over 
twenty  dollars  a  week,  and  baseball,  crew,  and  track  are  almost  as 
lucrative.  One  or  two  men  here  now  write  moving-picture  scenarios, 
and  rumor  has  it  that  another  youth  with  a  facile  pen  and  lively 
imagination  made  a  rich  living  by  writing  dime  novels. 

A  page  would  hardly  be  enough  space  to  enumerate  the  different 
occupations  in  which  we  find  students.  One  enterprising  chap  from 
New  Jersey  combined  revenge  and  business  by  exterminating  the 
mosquitoes  of  his  native  state  during  his  summer  vacations.  A 
whole  battalion  of  Philadelphia  men  worked  as  scene-shifters  and 
ushers  at  the  Philadelphia  Historical  Pageant,  and  theater-suping  is 
a  student's  job  everywhere.  Can- 
vassing for  books,  maps,  and  other 
articles  is  also  very  popular.  One 
man  who  had,  as  they  say  in  New 
England,  a  remarkable  "gift  of 
gab,"  cleared  over  five  hundred 
dollars  on  a  book  one  summer, 
and  so  persuasive  was  he  that  he 
actually  made  sales  to  women  who 
couldn't  read  their  own  names  in 
print.  But  usually  canvassing  is 
overdone. 

Tutoring  is  another  profitable 
business  at  most  large  universities, 
but  not  so  much  at  Pennsylvania. 
Here  there  is  very  little  tutoring, 
and  rates  are  comparatively  low. 
Everyone  seems  to  realize  that 
second-hand  studying  is  expensive 

and  of  little  real  assistance  to  an  earnest  student.  And  in  this  con- 
nection it  is  interesting  to  note  that  less  than  ten  per  cent,  of  the 
students  here  work  during  their  college  career,  and  only  about  four 
per  cent,  during  the  term  time.  Sometimes  Pennsylvania  is  called 
a  "poor  man's  university,"  but  that  is  a  misnomer.  It  is  expensive 
to  attend  Pennsylvania,  as  compared  with  many  other  institutions 
both  East  and  West,  and  while  there  are  few  of  the  immensely 
wealthy  here,  on  the  other  hand  there  is  not  a  great  number  whose 


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morning  prayer  ''Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread,"  is  a  very  real 
and  urgent  supplicntion. 

The  present  record  for  the  largest  authentic  amount  earned  in 
one  school  year  here  is  five  hundred  dollars.  The  man  apparently 
had  a  sinecure,  for  he  acted  as  a  reader  for  an  elderly  gentleman  in 
the  neighborhood.  Another  fellow  of  athletic  build  last  year  made 
three  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  as  a  gymnasium  leader,  and  another 
ran  him  a  close  second  with  three  hundred  dollars.  Once  there  was 
a  well-biceped  and  enterprising  Senior  who  made  a  living  acting  as  an 

escort.  He  used  to  make  a  busi- 
ness of  accompanying  well-to-do 
young  ladies  when  on  their  way  to 
evening  entertainments  and  dances 
unattended,  leaving  them  at  the 
door  and  returning  later  when  the 
affair  was  over.  He  also  had  a 
steady  customer  in  a  woman  in- 
terested in  the  sociological  condi- 
tions of  the  city,  whom  he  effect- 
ually protected  in  all  sorts  of 
investigations. 

Stenography  and  typewriting  is 
a  growing  field.  The  student  pub- 
lic is  becoming  educated  to  steno- 
graphy as  a  labor  saving  advant- 
age, and  there  is  still  enough 
work  to  go  around.  Followed 
closely,  typewriting  is  a  winner. 
One  can  make  three  hundred  dollars  in  this  manner,  mostly  on  law 
briefs,  and  doctors'  theses  covering  every  subject  from  Farming 
in  West  Virginia  to  metaphysics  and  oriental  mysticism.  Hut  type- 
writing lias  disadvantages.  The  work  comes  in  waves:  some  weeks 
one  is  swamped,  and  oilier  times  then*  is  positively  nothing  to  do. 
Typewriting  moreover  offers  no  relief  after  study,  and  carried  to  an 
extreme  is  nerve-racking  and  irksome.     Hut  it  is  one  of  the  best  paid 

of  all  college  ocenpa  t  ions,  forty  and  fifty  cents  an  hour  being  the  usual 

charge. 

How  to  gel  work  is  a  practical  problem.  The  best  thing  to  do  is 
to  gel  in  touch  with  the  Christian  Association's  Employment  Bureau. 
The  Secretary  bag  an  efficient   system  of  finding  openings  that   a 


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student  could  never  find  unaided.  The  Bureau  aids  fully  two- 
thirds  of  the  working  students  to  find  employers. 

Another  thing:  take  anything  offered.  Don't  be  fussy  or  finicky. 
Then  when  you  have  undertaken  a  job,  try  to  give  satisfaction,  not 
only  for  your  own  sake,  but  for  the  sake  of  another  Pennsylvania  man 
who  will  follow  you.  Deal  squarely  with  the  men  who  have  em- 
ployed you,  and  you  will  not  only  get  along  more  easily  yourself, 
but  your  conduct  will  recommend  another  student  to  take  your  place 
when  you  have  passed  on.  If  you  are  slovenly  about  your  work, 
not  prompt,  or  untidy,  or  hold  yourself  above  your  position,  you  do 
the  University  a  real  injury 

The  last  word  of  advice  to  Freshmen  is  not  to  overwork.  Up  to  a 
certain  point  working  for  money  absorbs  only  spare  time.  More 
work  means  less  leisure. 
Going  further,  you  soon 
come  to  the  point  where 
you  sleep  and  study  too 
little.  There  was  a  Fresh- 
man whose  deep-sunk  eyes 
looked  like  burnt  holes  in 
a  gray  blanket.  He  was 
working  himself  sick  on  a 
newspaper,  but  he  survived 
the  final  June  examinations . 
Sophomore  year  matters 
were    worse.      He    rashly 

loaded  up  with  a  heavy  roster,  and  his  outside  duties  demanded  more 
and  more  of  his  time.  There  was  but  one  logical  outcome.  His 
overstrained  brain  refused  to  absorb  attempted  cramming  at  mid- 
year's. He  couldn't  answer  the  simplest  of  the  questions.  The 
professor  was  a  severe  disciplinarian,  but  when  he  saw  his  condition 
he  excused  him  from  the  test,  took  him  to  his  office,  and  read  the  riot 
act  on  the  foolishness  of  suicide  in  general,  and  his  method  in  par- 
ticular. 

He  said  it  didn't  pay.  It  doesn't.  The  men  who  come  to  Phila- 
delphia to  work  their  way  through  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
have  ambition,  and  lots  of  it.  But  unfortunately  ambition  is  a  power- 
ful engine  that  is  often  unaccountably  placed  in  a  light  and  weak 
vehicle.  Don't  drive  yourself  to  pieces.  Don't  starve  yourself. 
Don't    undersleep.     Don't    go    too    shabby.     Don't    narrow    your 


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college  life  to  an  unending  grind.  You  will  find  that  numbers  of  men 
who  have  worked  their  way  through  have  been  prominent  athletes, 
debators,  and  college  journalists.  Be  sane  in  your  work,  and  be  as 
well-rounded  as  you  can. 

If  you  find  that  you  are  going  "broke"  on  this  system,  borrow. 
If  you  can't  borrow,  leave  college  at  the  end  of  the  term,  and  save 
up  enough  to  come  back.  Remember  that  you  are  here  primarily 
to  study,  to  have  stamped  indelibly  into  your  mind  knowledge  that 
will  be  your  livelihood  through  life.  You  are  not  here  primarily  to 
work  your  way. 

Three  hundred  and  fifty  men  have  graduated  from  the  Evening 
School  in  seven  years  beginning  1907.  The  average  annual  increase 
in  salary  over  the  salary  earned  by  these  men  at  the  time  of  their 
enrollment,  according  to  the  census  just  completed,  is  twenty-three 
per  cent.  This  is  not  a  bad  rate  of  interest  on  the  investment  in  an 
education.     Is  it? 


Year  graduation 

Average  salary 
on  enrollment 

Average 
salary 
1913 

Per  cent, 
increase 

Per  cent, 
increase 
per  ann. 

1907 

1908 

1909 

1910 

1911 

$1040—1904 
956—1905 
1003—1906 
1044—1907 
940—1908 
807—1909 
7.53—1910 

$3120 
3347 
2700 
1869 
1690 
1411 
1480 

198 

250 

179 

79 

79 

96 

22 
31 
26 
13 
16 

1912 

1913 

Average  annual  increase 

19 
32 

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SHE^LTHLElR:  ^HSSOCIATION. 


"That  to  keep  them  in  Health,  and  to  strengthen  and  render 
active  their  Bodies,  they  be  frequently  exercis'd  in  Running,  Leap- 
ing, Wrestling,  and  Swimming."  So  wrote  the  Founder,  Benjamin 
Franklin,  in  his  "Proposals  Relating  to  the  Education  of  Youth  in 
Pennsylvania,"  printed  in  the  year  1749. 

This  early  recognition  of  the  importance  of  physical  exercise  for 
the  healthy  development  of  youth  has  prompted  the  motto  of  the 
athletic  association  "Mens  Sana  in  Corp'ore  Sano" — a  sound  mind  in 
a  sound  body — and  has  caused  the  University  to  see  its  responsi- 
bility in  the  proper  direction  of  athletics  so  that  the  sport  of  the  stu- 
,  dents  may  not  run  to  abuse  or  idleness.  If  there  is  one  feature  in 
athletic  management  more  distinctive  than  another  at  Pennsylvania 
it  is  the  enthusiastic  purpose  of  both  University  administration  and 
Athletic  Association  to  get  the  largest  possible  number  of  students 
to  take  part  in  sports — to  exercise  with  their  friends  in  the  open  air 
with  competitive  games  as  an  added  incentive. 

There  are  sixteen  games  played  at  the  University — football,  base- 
ball, rowing,  track  athletics,  basketball,  cricket,  swimming,  fencing, 
wrestling,  gymnastics,  tennis,  golf,  shooting,  Association  football, 
Rugby  football,  and  lacrosse.  There  are  'Varsity  squads  and  Class 
teams  in  most  of  these,  and  they  are  directed  by  competent  teachers; 
the  active  participants  are  close  to  a  thousand  men;  and  with  the 
development  of  adjacent  land  along  the  river  under  control  of  the 
University,  more  men  will  undoubtedly  take  part.  Recognizing  the 
influence  which  the  coach  is  able  to  exert  upon  a  boy  through  his 
intimate  contact,   Pennsylvania  tries  to  select  men  who  share  her 

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Swimming  Pool 

ideals  in  this  regard  and  who  combine  a  lofty  character  of  sportsman- 
ship with  their  technical  ability.  These  men  teach  all  who  come  out 
to  play  the  game  for  the  fun  of  it,  and  encourage  the  graduates  to 
help  them  and  to  mingle  with  the  University  teams.  This  is  a  gen- 
eral statement  of  Pennsylvania  policy  in  athletics. 

We  have  always  been  glad  to  meet  any  rivals  who  we  think  will 
play  a  fair  and  sportsmanlike  game  with  us.  The  pecidiar  feature 
of  the  men  who  have  represented  Pennsylvania  on  field  or  water 


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has  been  their  ability  to  finish  strong.  We  have  had  our  share  of 
great  football,  baseball,  and  track  men,  while  the  regatta  of  the  Inter- 
collegiate Rowing  Association  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  is  the  aquatic 
event  of  the  year  in  this  country.  Besides  this  the  crews  have  many 
opportunities  for  racing  with  the  boat  clubs  on  the  Schuylkill  and 
with  visitors. 

In  1901  the  Eight  went  to  Henley  and  won  there  from  the  London 
Rowing  Club  and  the  Thames  Rowing  Club.  We  were  beaten  in 
the  finals,  after  a  hard  struggle,  by  the  famous  Leander  Club.  In 
track  athletics  the  fame  of  our  University  has  been  proclaimed  by 
the  winning  of  the  Intercollegiate  Championship  eight  times,  by  the 
large  number  of  men  we  have  furnished  to  the  American  Olympic 


The  Eight  Leaving  Boat  House 

teams,  and  by  the  Annual  Relay  Races,  in  which  there  were  1,200 
college  and  school  boy  entries  in  1913. 

The  policy  of  large  participation  in  athletics  leads  Pennsylvania  to 
pay  much  attention  to  minor  sports,  so  called.  In  most  of  these  wc 
belong  to  an  intercollegiate  league,  and  we  have  had  our  share  of 
success  in  the  championships.  Cricket  has  been  played  since  1843, 
and  there  have  been  15  championships  won  in  it  by  the  University 
since  the  formation  of  the  Intercollegiate  Association  in  1881.  The 
Eleven  has  toured  England,  Ireland,  Canada,  and  the  Bermudas 
with  great  success,  having  the  best  record  in  England  of  any  American 
side. 

The  Director  of  Physical  Education  examines  all  the  students 
and  prescribes  the  exercise  needed  by  each,  which  is  taken  both  in 


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the  Gymnasium  and  in  the  open  air.     A  certain  amount  of   this  is 
required,  as  is  instruction  in  swimming. 

The  actual  supervision  and  control  of  athletics  is  vested  in  the 
University  Committee  on  Athletics,  composed  of  a  member  of  the 
faculty  from  each  department,  two  Trustees  of  the  University,  two 
representatives  of  the  Athletic  Association,  and  two  undergraduates, 
which  is  directly  responsible  to  the  Trustees  of  the  University,  and 
in  an  Athletic  Association,  whose  affairs  are  conducted  by  a   Board 


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of  Directors,  consisting  of  eight  alumni  and  seven  undergraduates. 
The  University  Committee  on  Athletics  confines  itself  chiefly  to  de- 
termining the  ethical  and  scholastic  standing  of  a  student  who  de- 
sires to  represent  the  University  on  an  athletic  team.  The  Committee 
also  exercises  a  supervisory  power,  ratifying  the  action  of  the  Ath- 
letic Directors  in  the  engagement  of  athletic  coaches,  the  election  of 
managers  and  captains  of  teams,  etc.  Except  in  these  particulars, 
however,  the  actual  conduct  of  athletics  Is  left  to  the  alumni  and 
students,  acting  through  their  representatives  in  the  Athletic  Associa- 
tion, and  it  is  through  them  that  the  carefully  guarded  "1*"  is  .se- 
cured. 


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MARCHING  SONG 

By  Magruder  Craighead,  '05 

Come,  all  ye  sons  of  Pennsylvania, 

Join  in  the  glad  refrain, 
We're  here  to  cheer  for  Pennsylvania, 

Same  old  crowd  again. 
The  echoes  with  our  cheers  are  ringing, 

'Rahs  and  hurrahs  long, 
While  we're  for  Pennsylvania  singing, 

Loud  and  strong. 


All  hail,  Alma  Mater, 

Thy  sons  cheer  thee  now; 

To  thee,  Pennsylvania,  all  others  must  bow 
Victorious  forever  thy  colors  dear  will  be, 
Forever,  forever,  they'll  wave  in  victory. 


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THE  ALUMNI 


Man's  craving  for  association  in  a  common  purpose  is  as  old  as 
time,  and  the  first  natural  feeling  of  the  college  man  is  to  get  together 
with  his  brothers  in  the  mellow  influence  of  the  old  days.  And  both 
of  these  feelings  are  increased  as  we  locate  distantly  from  the  center. 

It  is  the  way  we  can  best  hear  how  things  are  going  at  the  Uni- 
versity and  the  way  we  can  hear  most  about  the  old  and  the  new 
days  there.  It  is  a  comfort  and  a  joy  to  the  newcomer  in  our  com- 
munity to  find  such  a  center,  and  it  is  an  example  to  the  community 
of  what  our  University  stands  for.  So  we  can  help  our  own  men  in 
various  ways  and  plan  to  advance  our  cause  immediately  around  us. 

Anything  which  will  bind  the  alumni  to  the  University  by  some 
other  tie  than  athletics  is  to  be  acclaimed.  Anything  that  will 
enable  them  to  know  how  the  currents  and  cross-currents  of  uni- 
versity life  are  running  is  of  enormous  benefit.  The  one  great  dis- 
tinction between  the  savage  and  the  civilized  man  is  that  the  savage 
has  no  sentiment.  Our  ideas  of  flag  and  country,  ideas  of  home  and 
parents,  are  the  perfect  flowering  of  beautiful  sentiments,  which, 
through  the  centuries  of  the  strivings  of  the  good,  have  become  in- 
grained sentiments  in  the  hearts  of  men.  When  a  patriot  thinks  of 
his  country,  he  thinks  not  merely  of  a  vast  expanse  of  real  estate, 
but  of  its  glorious  past,  of  its  founders  and  defenders;  and  its  flag 
suggests  to  him  the  sweep  of  the  past  and  the  hopes  of  the  future. 
That  institution  which  does  not  in  some  way  instill  into  its  graduates 
an  abiding  love  for  their  Alma  Mater  which  has  given  them  her  best, 
has  failed  of  its  purpose,  or  has  had  pretty  poor  material  to  work 
upon. 

The  late  Provost  Pepper  founded  The  General  Alumni  Society  in 
1S1).>  to  weld  all  Pennsylvania  men  into  one  loyal  family.  It  is, 
therefore,  the  battery  of  units  by  which  the  University  and  her  sons 
are  most  efficiently  served.  Through  it  the  college  head  has  a  valu- 
able medium  by  which  to  make  known  I  lie  needs  and  achievements 
of  I  lie  instil  ill  ion;  through  il  I  lie  alumni  may  assist  the  Trustees  and 
I  he  faculty  to  solve  some  of  the  vexing  social  and  educational  problems 

I  hat  confront   the  University. 

The  Genera]  Alumni  Society  is  a  federation  of  all  alumni  of  the 
University.      It   is  the  organized  effort   of  Pennsylvania   men  for  their 

Alma  Mater  and  the  way  we  bring  power  and  efficiency  to  her  service. 
There   are  departmental   and   local   groups   which   have   particular 


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purposes,  but  all  of  the  elements  and  groups  are  joined  together  in 
this  Society  and  send  representatives  to  its  Board  of  Directors,  which 
also  includes  a  majority  of  Directors-at-large  chosen  by  a  mail  ballot 
from  all  graduates  of  three  years.  The  local  clubs  form  the  Asso- 
ciated Pennsylvania  Clubs,  and  send  twelve  directors,  while  the  De- 
partmental Societies  send  one  for  every  thousand  graduates  of  the 
Department.  This  Board  of  Directors  manages  alumni  affairs,  and 
has  the  privilege  of  nominating  candidates  for  every  third  vacancy 
in  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University  and  of  acting  in  an  ad- 
visory capacity  to  them.  It  is  divided  into  committees,  an  Executive 
Committee,  one  for  each  Department,  and  a  Committee  on  Property 
and  Endowment. 

It  maintains  a  file  of  thousands  of  biographies  and  photographs  of 
living  and  dead  alumni,  arranged  alphabetically  in  envelopes;  a  card 
index  of  all  alumni,  names  and  addresses  of  living  alumni  arranged 
alphabetically,  by  classes,  and  again  geographically.  These  records 
include  20,000  living  and  about  9,000  deceased  Pennsylvania  men. 

The  Society  sends  to  its  members  ''The  Alumni  Register, "  a  monthly 
illustrated  review  of  university  life,  news  of  classes  and  local  societies, 
records  of  athletics,  literary  productions,  honors,  and  special  timely 
articles  by  Pennsylvania  worthies.  Through  it  the  alumni  are  kept 
posted  about  the  University,  so  that  they  can  intelligently  answer 
inquiries  and  advance  her  interest. 

Through  the  instrumentality  of  this  Society,  sons  of  Pennsylvania 
in  seventy-five  localities  within  the  United  States  and  in  foreign 
countries  have  been  organized  and  made  to  feel  a  due  sense  of  obliga- 
tion toward  their  Alma  Mater.  If  you  have  read  carefully  the  dis- 
tinguished names  of  those  whom  Pennsylvania  has  given  to  the  Re- 
public you  will  at  once  be  struck  with  her  early  cosmopolitanism,  and 
if  you  glance  at  the  list  of  her  far-flung  groups  you  will  see  the  char- 
acteristics confirmed  in  the  present  day.  Australia,  Japan,  France, 
Britain,  China,  India,  are  among  them.  On  the  Pacific  Coast,  the 
West,  North,  in  the  Middle  West,  New  England,  New  York,  the 
South — all  are  holding  Pennsylvania  dinners  without  regard  to  num- 
bers, but  with  much  regard  to  loyal  fellowship,  and  standing  up  for 
the  Red  and  Blue.  These  are  The  Associated  Pennsylvania  Clubs 
which  meet  in  annual  conference  in  different  cities  of  the  United 
States. 

Alumni  Day  in  the  Spring  brings  a  lot  of  men  back,  and  particularly 
the  five-year  classes.     The  parade  preceding  the  baseball  game  is 


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very  long,  and  winds  its  glistening  and  resplendent  way  about  Frank- 
lin Field  amid  the  "tumult  and  the  shoutings"  of  a  large  throng. 
Bands  crash  and  trumpets  bray,  and  joy  is  unconfined.  Class  sup- 
pers, collations,  and  general  reunions  occupy  the  afternoon  and 
evening.  The  graduate,  having  fed,  sits  within  the  pleasant,  ivied, 
sweet-smelling  purlieus  of  the  Triangle,  and  as  twilight  yields  to 
torch  light,  he  chats  with  the  old  boys  again,  listens  to  the  music, 


Alumni  Day  Parade 


joins  in  the  chorus  of  llic  old  songs,  and  so  yields  himself  to  the  senti- 
mental mood  of  old  college  days,  and  comes  again. 

The  whole  scheme  of  affiliation,  of  being  in  touch  with  Alma  Mater, 
of  universal  love  and  fellowship,  if  yon  will,  is  best  pn I  into  existence 
by  group  organization,  and  in  this  way  we  best  gel  the  spirit  of  our 
University  into  the  hearts  and  heads  of  every  one  of  her  sons. 

We  who  have  gone  out  from  Pennsylvania  have  found,  in  the  larger 
duties  of  a  wider  horizon,  thai  the  things  which  were  sacred  to  us  in 

college,  the  friends  we  made  and  the  little  or  much  education  we  got, 
are  the  vital  things  now.      The  things  we  are  striving  for  are  not  any 


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more  worth  while,  nor  are  they  always  sweetened  and  uplifted  by 
so  much  devotion,  unselfishness,  loyalty,  and  singleness  of  purpose. 
An  English  writer  has  said,  "The  idea  of  a  university  reaches  far 
beyond  a  varied  supply  of  professional  training,  the  prodigal  grant- 
ing of  degrees,  the  anxious  encouragement  of  research,  and  the  politic 
performance  of  educational  contracts.  Extend  the  catalog  of  such 
activities  as  far  as  we  please,  we  shall  discover  in  the  end  that  a  uni- 


Alumni  Day  Parade 


versity  is  something  more  than  an  engine  of  utility  or  a  product  of 
organization.  The  essence  of  a  university  is  a  spirit,  a  principle  of 
life  and  energy,  and  influence.  And  that  influence  must  be  impover- 
ished and  robbed  of  efficiency  if,  owing  to  want  of  means,  or  want  of 
ideas,  or  want  of  freedom,  a  university  falls  short  of  the  great  end  of 
its  being,  that  of  caring  for  the  spirit  and  mind  of  man,  regardless  of 
considerations  of  utility." 


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THE  RED  AND  BLUE 

By  Harry  E.  Westeryelt.  '98 

(Music  by  William  J.  Goeckel  '96) 

And  now  thro'  all  the  years  to  come, 

In  midst  of  toil  and  care, 
We'll  get  new  inspiration 

From  the  colors  waving  there. 
And  when  to  all  our  college  life 

We've  said  our  last  adieu. 
We'll  never  say  adieu  to  thee. 

Our  colors  Red  and  Blue. 


Hurrah,  Hurrah,  Pennsylvania, 
Hurrah  for  the  Red  and  Blue; 
Hurrah,  Hurrah,  Hurrah,  Hurrah! 
Hurrah  for  the  Red  and  Blue! 


■ight  Towers 


Organization  and  Faculties 


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ORGANIZATION  AND  FACULTIES 

The  Corporation  at  present  consists  of  a  board  of  twenty-four 
Trustees,  with  the  Governor  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  its  Presi- 
dent, ex  officio.  The  chief  executive  officer  of  the  University  is  the 
Provost,  who  is  charged  with  the  direction  of  its  work  of  instruction 
and  research. 

PROVOST: 

Edgar  Fahs  Smith,  Ph.D.,  Sc.D.,  L.H.D.,  LL.D. 

President  pro  tempore  of  the  Trustees. 

VICE-PROVOST: 
Josiah  Harmar  Penniman,  Ph.D.,  LL.D. 


CORPORATION 

The  Trustees  of  the  Ltniversity  of  Pennsylvania 
The  Governor  of  Pennsylvania:  President  ex  officio. 

elected. 

1876.  Charles  Custis  Harrison,  LL.D. 

1880.  Wharton  Barker. 

1881.  Samuel  Dickson,  LL.D. 

1886.  Hon.  Samuel  Whitaker  Pennypacker,  LL.D. 

1896.  Morris  James  Lewis,  Ph.D.,  M.D. 

1896.  Joseph  George  Rosengarten,  LL.D. 

1896.  Randal  Morgan. 

1898.  Samuel  Frederick  Houston. 

1901.  Joseph  Levering  Jones,  LL.D. 

1903.  Robert  Grier  Le  Conte,  M.D. 

1903.  Joshua  Bertram  Lippincott. 

1905.  Arthur  Latham  Church. 

1906.  George  Harrison  Frazier. 
1910.  John  Cadwalader,  LL.D. 
1910.  Charles  Louis  Borie,  Jr. 

1910.  Louis  Childs  Madeira. 

1911.  Edward  Townsend  Stotesbury. 
1911.  Effingham  Buckley  Morris. 

1911.  George  Wharton  Pepper,  D.C.L.,  LL.D. 

1911.  Samuel  Gibson  Dixon,  M.D.,  LL.D. 

1911.  Morris  Lewis  Clothier,  LL.D. 

1911.  Hon.  John  Cromwell  Bell,  LL.D. 

1911.  James  William  White,  M.D.,  Ph.D.,  LL.D. 

1911.  Richard  Alex.  Fullerton  Penrose,  Jr.,  Ph.D. 


92  Pennsylvania 

THE  COLLEGE  (1740).  Dean,  Arthur  H.  Quinn,  Ph.D.— This  School  comprises 
the  following  courses: 

Arts  and  Science. — Four  years;  A.B.,  and  B.S.     Tuition,  $150. 

Students  in  the  Arts  and  Science  course  may  combine  their  course  with  that  of  Medicine 
so  that  both  may  be  finished  in  seven  years.  In  a  similar  way  with  Architecture,  in  six 
years. 

Music. — Four  years,  leading  to  a  certificate  of  proficiency,  and  after  one  year  to  the 
degree  of  B.M.     Tuition,  $30. 

Biology. — Four  years;  B.S.  in  Biology.  Two  years'  special  course  preparatory  to 
Medicine;  also  another  two  years'  special  course  in  Biology,  embracing  Botany,  Zoology, 
and  Anatomy,  and  leading  to  a  certificate  of  proficiency.     Tuition,  $150. 

College  Courses  for  Teachers. — Courses  similar  to  those  in  Arts  and  Science 
leading  to  degree  upon  completion  of  required  number  of  units.  Tuition,  $10  per  year 
for  each  hour  of  instruction. 

Summer  School. — Sessions  daily  for  six  weeks,  beginning  the  second  week  of  July. 
Courses  in  most  College  subjects.  Tuition,  $15  for  the  first  lecture  course,  and  $10 
for  each  additional  course.     Laboratory  courses,  $20  to  $30. 

WHARTON  SCHOOL  OF  FINANCE  AND  COMMERCE  (1881).  Dean,  R.  C. 
McCrea,  Ph.D. — Four  years.  For  men  entering  a  business  career,  public  service, 
law,  or  social  work.     B.S.  in  Economics.     Tuition,  $150. 

THE  TOWNE  SCIENTIFIC  SCHOOL  (1875).  Dean,  John  Frazer,  Ph.D.— 
Which  includes  the  following  courses: 

Architecture. — Four  years;  B.S.  in  Architecture.  Also  special  two-year  course 
for  qualified  architectural  draftsmen;  also  one  graduate  year,  leading  to  master's  degree. 
Tuition,  $200. 

Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering. — Four  years;  B.S.  in  Mechanical  or 
Electrical   Engineering.     Tuition,   $200. 

Civil  Engineering — Four  years;  B.S.  in  Civil  Engineering.     Tuition,  $200. 

Chemistry  and  Chemical  Engineering. — Four  years;  B.S.  in  Chemistry  or  B.S. 
in  Chemical  Engineering.     Tuition,  $200. 

GRADUATE  SCHOOL  (1884).  Dean,  Herman  V.  Ames,  Ph.D.— Offers  advanced 
instruction  in  the  various  branches  of  Literature  and  Science,  leading  to  the  degrees  of 
M.A.  and  Ph.D. 

Twenty-six  fellowships,  for  men,  awarded  annually;  free  tuition,  and  a  stipend  of 
from  $500  to  $800. 

Six  fellowships,  for  women,  granting  free  tuition  and  stipend  of  $200  and  $225. 

Eight  scholarships,  for  men,  granting  free  tuition  and  $100. 

Also  thirty  University  fellowships  and  scholarships  covering  tuition  fees. 

Tuition,  $12.50  per  standard  eourse  of  one  week  throughout  the  year.  Maximum, 
$150  per  year. 

LAW  SCHOOL  (1700).  Dean,  William  Draper  Lewis,  Ph.D.— Course  of  three 
years,  leading  to  the  degree  of  LL.B.  The  courses  are  so  conducted  that  the  student 
may  acquire  not  only  a  knowledge  of  the  rules  of  law,  but  also  the  ability  to  deal  with 


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legal  problems.  The  "Case  System"  of  instruction  is  used.  Course  fits  students  for 
practice  in  any  state.  Besides  the  regular  curriculum,  the  student  has  an  opportunity 
to  attend  a  number  of  courses  on  special  subjects  given  by  the  members  of  the  auxiliary 
teaching  force.  Graduates  may  become  candidates  for  the  degree  of  LL.M.  Tuition, 
$160. 

MEDICINE  (1765).  Dean,  William  Pepper,  M.D. — Course  of  four  years,  divided 
into  two  periods  of  two  years  each;  the  first  period  devoted  to  the  fundamental  medical 
sciences,  Anatomy,  Physiological  Chemistry,  Physiology,  Pharmacology,  and  Pathology; 
the  second  period  to  the  clinical  subjects,  Medicine,  Surgery,  Obstetrics,  and  the  specialties. 
The  degree  of  M.D.  is  conferred  upon  all  graduates.  The  teaching  staff  numbers  173. 
The  facilities  for  instruction  both  in  the  laboratory  and  clinical  subjects  are  unexcelled 
in  point  of  equipment.     Tuition,  $200. 

Courses  in  Public  Health. — Open  to  graduates  of  Medicine,  extending  over  one 
academic  session  and  leading  to  degree  of  D.P.H.  (Doctor  of  Public  Hygiene).  Tuition, 
$150. 

Courses  in  Tropical  Medicine. — Open  to  graduates  in  Medicine;  extend  from  open- 
ing of  session  about  February  1;  lead  to  certificate.     Tuition,  $150. 

Hospital  Facilities. — The  University  Hospital,  in  which  there  are  fourteen  wards, 
with  a  total  capacity  of  350  beds;  the  University  has  special  privileges  for  instruction 
at  the  Philadelphia  General  Hospital,  which  adjoins  the  University,  and  in  which  there 
are  more  than  five  thousand  patients. 

Students'  Ward. — A  special  ward  is  maintained  for  the  care  of  students,  only  a  slight 
charge  being  made  for  board. 

Training  School  for  Nurses. — The  course  of  instruction  covers  a  period  of  three  years . 

William  Pepper  Clinical  Laboratory. — Devoted  to  graduate  work  for  the  prose- 
cution of  minute  studies  in  original  researches. 

Wistar  Institute. — Devoted  to  research  work  on  Anatomy,  and  containing  the 
W^istar  and  Horner  Museums  of  Biology  and  Anatomy.     Publishes  five  scientific  journals. 

Laboratory  of  Hygiene. — Devoted  to  special  research  work  in  Hygiene  and  Bac- 
teriology. 

The  Phipps  Institute. — For  the  Study,  Prevention,  and  Treatment  of  Tuberculosis. 
Offers  exceptional  opportunity  for  observation  along  special  lines. 

Laboratory  of  Research  Medicine. — Devoted  to  research  in  Medicine. 

DENTISTRY  (1878).  Dean,  Edward  C.  Kirk,  D.D.S.,  Sc.D—  Course  of  three 
years.  The  laboratory  method  of  instruction  forms  an  important  part  of  the  training, 
not  only  in  the  practical  dental  branches,  but  in  the  elementary  scientific  subjects  of 
Chemistry,  Anatomy,  Physiology,  and  Bacteriology,  etc.  The  degree  of  D.D.S.  is  con- 
ferred upon  graduates.     Tuition,  $150. 

A  Post-graduate  Course  in  Dentistry,  extending  over  one  year,  is  open  to  graduates 
in  Dentistry. 

VETERINARY  MEDICINE  (1884).  Dean,  Louis  A.  Klein,  V.M.D.— Three 
years,  and  leading  to  the  degrees  of  Y.M.D.;  qualifies  graduates  for  general  practice, 
for  Federal,  State,  and  Municipal  inspection  of  meat  and  milk,  and  for  investigation  of 
Veterinary  problems  and  for  teaching.     Tuition,  $100. 


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EVENING  SCHOOL  OF  ACCOUNTS  AND  FINANCE  (1903). 

Three  years,  leading  to  a  certificate.     Tuition,  $65. 

Administrative  Officers 


Edward  Robins,  A.M.,  Secretary 
William  H.  Hutt,  Jr.,  Treasurer 


George    E.    Nitzsche,    LL.B.,  Recorder 
William  O.  Miller,  A.B.,  Bursar 


REQUIREMENTS   FOR   ADMISSION 

The  College 


Arts  and  Science  or 

The    College    Courses  for 

Teachers,  A.  B.  Degree 

English 3  units 

History 1 

Math.  A 1 

"      C 1 

Greek 3 

Latin 3 

Electives 1 


Arts  and  Science  or 
The    College    Courses  for 

Teachers,  B.  S.  Degree 

English 3  units 

History 1 

Math.  A \y2      " 

"       C 1     " 

Two    Foreign 

Languages.  . . .   4-6 
Electives 4-2     " 


Biology 

English 3  units 

History 1  " 

Math.  A \y2  " 

"       C 1  " 

Foreign          Lan- 
guages   2  " 

Electives 6  " 


Total 14}^   units 


Total 14>£   units  Total 14^    units 


Towne  Scientific  School 


Architecture 

English 

History 

Math.  A 

*«       C 

"      D 

Physics  A 

French  A  or  German  A 

Electives 


CM.,  M.E.,  Ch.E.,  or  Chemistry 


3 

1 


units 


English 

History 

Math.  A 

"       C 

"      D 

"      E 

"      F 

Physics  A 

French  A  or  German  A. 


3  units 
1 


IK 
1 
1 
0* 


Total 14^  units       Electives 4>£ 


Total 14J4  units 

The  Wharton  School  of  Finance  and  Commerce 


English 

3  units 

History 

Math.  A 

1      " 

1  V2      " 

"      C 

Foreign  Language. .  . 

1  " 

2  " 

Electives 

6    u 

Total 

It1 1   units 

•Math.  E  is  require) 

,   unless   P 

is  offer© 

,   bin    no 

credit  is  given. 

Entrance  Requirements  95 

Evening  School  of  Accounts  and  Finance 

Applicants  for  admission  must  be  at  least  eighteen  years  of  age.  If  over  eighteen 
years  and  less  than  twenty-one  years,  they  must  have  pursued  a  preparatory  course 
equivalent  to  three  years  in  a  recognized  high  school  or  preparatory  school.  For  candi- 
dates over  twenty-one  years  of  age  who  have  not  pursued  such  a  preparatory  course  of 
study,  an  amount  of  business  experience  and  general  knowledge  sufficient  in  character 
and  extent  to  satisfy  the  Committee  on  Admissions  of  their  fitness  to  pursue  the  course 
will  be  required.     Each  application  of  this  class  will  be  given  separate  consideration. 

Graduate  School 

Students  desiring  to  enter  the  Graduate  School  must  present  themselves  in  person  to 
the  Dean. 

Any  person  holding  a  baccalaureate  degree  in  Arts,  Letters,  Philosophy,  or  in  Pure  or 
Applied  Science,  granted  by  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  or  by  any  college  or  university 
whose  degrees  are  recognized  by  this  University,  will  be  admitted  as  a  regular  student 
by  the  Dean,  provided  he  be  found  prepared  to  undertake  the  graduate  work  selected. 
Degrees  in  Law,  Music,  Theology,  Medicine,  Dentistry,  Veterinary  Medicine,  or  Pharmacy 
are  not  included.  Admission  to  the  Graduate  School  does  not  necessarily  imply  candi- 
dacy for  a  degree,  but  does  imply  that  the  student  possesses  the  ability  to  pursue  with 
profit  the  work  he  undertakes. 

Students  already  registered  as  candidates  for  a  degree  in  other  departments  of  the 
University  are  allowed  to  pursue  courses  in  the  Graduate  School,  and  regular  students 
of  the  Graduate  School  are  allowed  to  pursue  courses  in  other  departments,  upon  receiving 
the  consent  in  writing  of  the  Deans  of  the  departments  concerned. 

All  candidates  for  higher  degrees  are  required  to  spend  at  least  one  year  in  residence 
at  this  University. 

Law  School 

All  applications  for  admission  must  be  made  to  William  Draper  Lewis,  Dean,  south- 
west corner  of  Thirty-fourth  and  Chestnut  Streets.     The  requirements  are  as  follows: 

Any  applicant  of  twenty  years  of  age  or  upwards,  holding  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  or  its  equivalent  from  a  recognized  college  or  university,  will  be  admitted  as  a  regu- 
lar student. 

Any  applicant  of  twenty  years  of  age  or  upwards,  who  has  satisfied  the  preliminary 
examination  of  the  State  Board  of  Law  Examiners  in  the  State  in  which  he  expects  to 
practice,  provided  said  examination  is  equivalent  to  the  examination  for  admission  into 
the  Freshman  class  of  a  college  in  good  standing,  will  be  admitted  as  a  regular  student. 

Applicants  who  are  college  graduates,  coming  from  states  where  the  State  Board  of 
Law  Examiners  do  not  give  examinations  which  are  the  equivalent  of  college  entrance 
examinations,  in  order  to  be  admitted,  must  be  at  least  twenty  years  of  age,  and  must 
satisfy  the  requirements  for  admission  to  the  Freshman  class  of  the  College  of  this  Uni- 
versity. Candidates  will  be  furnished  by  the  Dean  with  a  blank  form  of  application  for 
admission. 

Admission  on  College  Diplomas.— Whether  the  baccalaureate  degree  from  a  particular 
college  will  admit  depends  on  the  standing  of  the  institution  and  the  course  taken  by 
the  applicant.     Each  case  is  considered  separately. 


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School  of  Medicine 

The  usual  college  entrance  requirements  of  14 Yi  units,  as  explained  in  detail  below. 

Two  years  of  college  work  or  its  equivalent  in  case  of  students  presenting  credentials 
from  a  foreign  country  aggregating  not  less  than  30  units  including  courses  in  Physics, 
Chemistry,  and  General  Biology  or  Zoology,  with  appropriate  laboratory  work. 

Admission  by  Certificate. — Certificates  from  recognized  colleges,  covering  these  require- 
ments, will  be  accepted  in  lieu  of  examinations.  All  the  certificates  should  be  transmitted 
to  the  Dean  of  the  Medical  Faculty  as  early  as  possible  in  June  for  decision  in  early  summer. 

Admissio?i  by  Examination. — Candidates  who  are  unable  to  meet  these  requirements 
in  whole,  or  in  part,  by  certificate,  may  apply  for  examinations  in  the  subjects  in  which 
they  are  deficient.  Such  applications  should  be  made  to  the  Dean  of  the  College  of  this 
University. 

School  of  Dentistry 

The  minimum  educational  standard  for  unconditioned  matriculation  is  60  counts, 
based  upon  the  subjects  specified  below  or  upon  the  equivalent  of  these  counts  in  high 
school  subjects  attested  by  certificates  or  diplomas  issued  by  approved  high  schools  or 
literary  colleges.  Applicants  may  be  admitted  upon  a  minimum  of  45  counts  upon  the 
condition  that  15  additional  counts  shall  be  made  up  before  entrance  upon  the  second 
year  of  the  course. 

An  applicant  whose  credentials  do  not  fully  meet  the  requirements  outlined  above, 
or  who  does  not  pass  the  entrance  examinations  with  a  percentage  of  70  in  every  subject, 
may  be  admitted  on  condition  that  he  make  up  the  required  work  in  any  branch  or  branches 
(not  exceeding  15  counts)  as  specified  below. 

ENTRANCE  SUBJECTS 

Counts.  Counts. 

4  First  Year  English.  2  Trigonometry. 
3  Grammar,  Rhetoric,  and  English  Read-       5  Physics. 

ing.  5  Chemistry. 

5  First  Year  Latin.  5  American  History  and  Civics. 
5  Latin  Grammar,  and  Caesar  (four  books).  -2  History  of  Greece  and  Rome. 
5  First  Year  German,  French,  or  Spanish.  3  European  History. 

2  Advanced    Arithmetic    (including  Met-       3  English  History. 

ric  System  and  Mensuration).  $.14  Elementary  Botany. 

5  Algebra  through  Quadratics.  2J^  Elementary  Zoology. 

2  Intermediate  Algebra.  S  Advanced  Drawing. 

5  Plane  Geometry.  --'  Shopwork  (in  Manual  Training  School); 

2  Solid  Geometry.  second  year  (2). 

Veterinary  Medicine 

Candidates  who  have  received  a  collegiate  degree,  or  who  have  passed  the  matricu- 
late examination  of  a  recognized  college,  or  who  hold  a  certificate  covering  the  require- 
ments stated  below,  from  a  recognized  normal  or  high  school,  are  admitted  without  ex- 
amination. 


Calendar  97 

Other  candidates  for  admission  are  required:  (1)  to  write  an  essay  of  about  three  hun- 
dred words,  as  a  test  of  Orthography  and  Grammar;  (2)  to  pass  examinations  in  Arith- 
metic, United  States  History,  Geography  of  the  United  States  and  its  possessions,  and 
Elementary  Physics  (Carhart  and  Chute,  or  Gage)  covering  the  following  topics:  (1) 
Mechanics  of  Solids  (Dynamics);  (2)  Mechanics  of  Fluids;  (3)  Heat,  thermometry; 
(4)  Light,  nature  and  propagation,  reflection,  refraction,  lenses,  dispersion,  color;  (5) 
Metric  measures  of  length,  surface,  capacity,  mass. 

Graduates  of  approved  Veterinary  Schools  requiring  three  years'  attendance  of  not 
less  than  eight  months  each,  may  enter  the  third  year  without  examination.  Students 
who  have  attended  one  or  more  sessions  in  an  approved  Veterinary  School  will  be  al- 
lowed credit  for  time,  but  must  pass  an  examination  upon  entrance. 

Graduates  of  recognized  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  are  admitted  to  the  first  year  without 
entrance  examination;  and,  on  passing  examinations  in  General  Chemistry,  Materia 
Medica,  and  Pharmacy,  are  excused  from  attending  lectures  in  those  branches,  and 
from  performing  the  corresponding  practical  work  in  the  Chemical  and  Pharmaceutical 
laboratories. 

Beginning  with  the  session  of  1914-15,  the  entrance  requirements  will  be  two  years 
of  high  school  work,  covering  at  least  eight  units,  as  follows:  English  at  least  2,  algebra 
at  least  2,  history  1,  other  subjects  3.  Candidates  for  admission  who  cannot  present 
high  school  certificates  will  be  required  to  pass  examinations  in  English,  algebra,  history, 
physics,  and  one  language,  French,  German,  or  Latin. 

THE  UNIVERSITY'S  CALENDAR 

Sessions  of  the  University  begin  by  statute  on  the  last  Friday  of 
September  and  last  until  Commencement,  on  the  third  Wednesday 
of  the  following  June,  with  the  usual  recess  at  Thanksgiving,  Christ- 
mas, and  Easter. 

SCHOLARSHIPS 

There  are  171  scholarships  open  to  undergraduates  in  the  College, 
the  Towne  Scientific  School,  or  the  Wharton  School  of  Finance  and 
Commerce.  All  candidates  for  scholarships  must  present  themselves 
for  the  usual  entrance  examination,  excepting  those  who  may  be 
admitted  on  satisfactory  diplomas  granted  by  public  high  or  normal 
schools. 

No  award  of  scholarships  will  be  made  until  after  the  entrance 
examinations  in  June.  Only  such  persons  will  be  eligible  for  scholar- 
ships as  have  been  admitted  without  conditions  in  June  preceding 
the  opening  of  the  year  for  which  the  scholarships  are  sought.  Hold- 
ers of  scholarships  who  incur  conditions  forfeit  their  scholarships. 

All  candidates  for  these  scholarships  (except  those  awarded  by 
the  City  of  Philadelphia  and  the  Philadelphia  Board  of  Public  Edu- 


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Thomas  Penn  House,  Dormitories 


University's  Finances  99 

cation)  must  transmit  their  applications  and  credentials  to  the  Pro- 
vost on  or  before  the  15th  day  of  May  preceding  the  opening  of  the 
academic  year  in  which  they  desire  to  enter. 

Two  scholarships  are  awarded  by  the  Governor  of  the  Common- 
wealth, fifty  by  the  Philadelphia  Board  of  Education,  seventy-five 
by  the  Mayor  of  the  City,  and  there  are  forty-four  privately  endowed. 
These  scholarships  are  filled  as  vacancies  occur  each  year.  In  the 
Graduate  School  there  are  thirty-eight  scholarships  and  forty-four 
fellowships,  for  which  application  is  made  to  the  Dean.  In  the  Law 
School,  the  faculty  grant  three  scholarships  in  each  class,  and  there 
are  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  publicly  endowed  as  in  the  College. 
There  are  four  fellowships.  There  are  three  scholarships  in  Medi- 
cine. In  Dentistry  there  are  two  University  scholarships  and  the 
same  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  publicly  endowed  which  have 
been  mentioned  elsewhere.  These  city  scholarships  are  also  open  in 
the  School  of  Veterinary  Medicine  in  addition  to  the  twelve  awarded 
by  the  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth.  There  are  two  fellowships 
in  Public  Hygiene.  In  all  departments  there  are  very  many  prizes 
offered  by  alumni  and  benefactors. 

In  1912-13  the  University  gave  612   scholarships,  worth   $92,000. 

THE  UNIVERSITY'S  FINANCES 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  for  1913  shows  that   the  University 

grounds  and  buildings  are  valued  at $  9,492,329 

Books,  Collections,  Apparatus,  and  Furniture  at     2,515,447 
Thus,  although  the  University  endowment  is.  .  .  .    18,659,896 
only  a  small  part  yields  an  income,  the  remainder   being  a  financial 
burden  for  up-keep. 

The  Administration  Accounts  for  this  Year  Show: 

The  income  from  tuition $    541,098 

From    fees    and    charges — Dormitories,    Gym- 
nasium, etc 202,729 

From  invested  funds  applicable  this  year 195,820 

Making  a  total  income  of 939,647 

As  the  expenditures  for  the  year  were 1,290,334 

it  will  be  readily  seen  that  there  is  an  administration  deficit  of  more 

than  $350,000,  which  must  be  made  up  by  state  appropriation  or 
private  support. 


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STATEMENT  OF  COMPARATIVE  REGISTRATION 

Department.  1913-1914        Gain 

Arts  and  Science 346 

Biology 63 

Music 26 

College  Courses  for  Teachers 699 

Summer  School 865 

Total  College 1999             299  (net) 

Architecture 259 

Chemistry 55 

Chemical  Engineering 110 

Civil  Engineering 192 

Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering 300 

Total  Towne  Scientific  School 961               14  (net) 

Wharton  School 780 

Evening  School 650 

Extension  courses  ( Wilkes- Barre) 185 

Extension  courses  (Scranton) 194 

Total  Wharton  School 1809             637 

Graduate  School 438 

Law  School 381 

Medical  School 283 

Hygiene 9 

Dental  School 584 

Dental  Graduate  School 5 

Veterinary 125 

6549  110 

Less  Duplications 202 

6347  1060  (net) 


Student  Statistics 


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STUDENT  DISTRIBUTION,  1913-14 


Alabama 20 

Arkansas 1 

California 23 

Colorado 12 

Connecticut 87 

Delaware 67 

District  of  Columbia 38 

Florida 10 

Georgia 20 

Idaho 28 

Illinois 24 

Indiana 41 

Iowa 22 

Kansas 8 

Kentucky 9 

Louisiana 5 

Maine 20 

Maryland 90 

Massachusetts 70 

Michigan 16 

Minnesota 34 

Mississippi 3 

Missouri 16 

Montana 13 

Nebraska 11 

New  Hampshire 9 

New  Jersey 521 

New  Mexico 1 

New  York 383 

North  Carolina 35 

North  Dakota 2 

Ohio 87 

Oklahoma 1 

Oregon 6 

Rhode  Island 11 

South  Carolina 7 

South  Dakota 5 

Tennessee 10 

Texas 11 

Utah 10 

Vermont 10 

Virginia 32 

Washington 23 

West  Virginia 17 

Wisconsin 26 

Wyoming 1 


Pennsylvania : 

Miscellaneous 19 

Adams 16 

Allegheny 63 

Bedford 4 

Berks 76 

Blair 18 

Bradford 18 

Bucks 54 

Butler 4 

Cambria 19 

Cameron 1 

Carbon 10 

Center 6 

Chester 117 

Clarion 3 

Clearfield 8 

Clinton 6 

Columbia 7 

Crawford 4 

Cumberland 6 

Dauphin 27 

Delaware 230 

Elk 7 

Erie 20 

Fayette 15 

Forest 1 

Franklin 10 

Fulton 2 

Greene 7 

Huntingdon 4 

Indiana 1 

Jefferson 6 

Juniata 3 

Lackawanna 228 

Lancaster 33 

Lawrence 9 

Lebanon 21 

Lehigh 19 

Luzerne 239 

Lycoming 19 

McKean 4 

Mercer 6 

Mifflin 2 

Monroe 4 

Montgomery 219 


102 


Pennsylvania 


Northampton 18 

Northumberland 19 

Perry 3 

Pike 1 

Schuylkill 25 

Snyder 3 

Somerset 2 

Sullivan 3 

Susquehanna 8 

Tioga 8 

Union 1 

Venango 8 

Warren 13 

Washington 8 

Wayne 3 

Westmoreland 20 

Wyoming 5 

York 18 

Australia 16 

British  Guiana 1 

Jamaica,  W.  1 9 

Trinidad,  W.  1 2 

Canada 9 

England 5 

India 3 

New  Zealand 3 

Scotland 2 

South  Africa 2 

Argentine  Republic 5 

Brazil 24 

Colombia 9 

Costa  Rica 3 


Cuba 11 

Ecuador 4 

Guatamala 7 

Honduras 1 

Mexico 15 

Panama 5 

Peru 4 

Philippines 3 

Porto  Rico 10 

Salvador 5 

Armenia 1 

Austria 1 

China 18 

Egypt 5 

France 10 

Germany 8 

Greece 2 

Hawaii 1 

Holland 2 

Italy 3 

Japan 5 

Korea 1 

Persia 1 

Poland 2 

Portugal 1 

Roumania 4 

Russia 1 

Spain 3 

Sweden 1 

Switzerland 8 

Syria 1 

Turkey 3 


THE  GENERAL  ALUMNI  SOCIETY,  1913-14 

Organized  12th  June,  1895.  Telephone  "  Walnut  109G. " 

Incorporated  21st  June,  1897.  Publishers  of  The  Alumni  Register. 

704  Hale  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

PRESIDENT. 
William  A.  REDDING,  '76  L. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
Henri  Laussat  Geyelin,  '77  C,  '79  L.  Hon.  Francis  S.  McIlhenny,  '95  C,  '98  I 

TREASURER.  SECRETARY 


Charles  S.  W.  Packard,  'so  < '. 


Horace  M.  Lippincott,  '!»t  (' 


Alumni  Officers 


103 


THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 
At-Large 


Wm.  Campbell  Posey,  '86  C,  '89  M., 

Murdoch  Kendrick,  '93  C,  '96  L. 

Isaac  A.  Penntpacker,  '02  C,  '08  L. 

Henry  W.  Moore,  '82  C,  '98  L. 

Harry  C.  Adams,  '80  C. 

Oborn  G.  L.  Lewis,  '04  D. 

Samuel  H.  Gilliland,  '01  V.,  '04  M. 

Henry  Laussat  Geyelin,  '77  C,  '79  L. 

Hon.  Francis  S.  McIlhenny,  '95  C,  '98  L 

Horace  M.  Lippincott,  '97  C. 

Thos.  W.  Hulme,  '89  B.S.,  '90  C.E. 

J.  Somers  Smith,  Jr.,  '87  C. 

Wm.  M.  Stewart,  Jr.,  '79  C  ,  '81  L. 

Wm.  S.  Ashbrook,  '87  C. 

John  Cadwalader,  Jr.,  '93  C,  '97  L. 

Thomas  S.  Gates,  '93  C,  '96  L. 

Louis  Foster  Kack,  '84  M.,  '85  D. 

Otto  C.  Wolf,  '76  C. 


J.  Gurney  Taylor,  '95  M. 

Samuel  T.  Wagner,  '81  C. 

Frank  P.  Prichard,  '74  L. 

Edward  L.  Duer,  '60  M. 

Wm.  J.  Serrill,  '83  C. 

Edward  G.  McCollin,  '78  C,  '80  L. 

Henry  W.  Thorton,  '94  C. 

George  M.  Coates,  '94  C,  '97  M. 

Edward  Miller  Jefferys,  '86  C. 

J.  Norman  Henry,  '93  C,  '95  M. 

George  Clymer  Stout,  '91  M. 

Hon.  Charles  F.  Gummey,  '84  C,  '88  L. 

H.  S.  Prentiss  Nichols,  '79  C. 

Ewing  Jordan,  '68  C,  '71  M. 

Lewis  H.  Adler,  Jr.,  '88  M. 

Walter  E.  Rex,  '75  L. 

Hon.  Wm.  C.  Ferguson,  '85  L. 

Arthur  Newlin,  '95  C,  '99  M. 


Departmental. 


Thomas  B.  Prichett,  '78  C. 
John  Blakeley,  '95  C. 
William  J.  Taylor,  '82  M. 
George  Morris  Piersol,  M. 
M.  Howard  Fussell,  '84  M. 
Coleman  Sellers,  Jr.,  '73  E. 
George  S.  Webster,  '75  E. 
John  Reichel,  '06  V. 
Walter  H.  Thomas,  '99  A. 


Joseph  W.  Lippincott,  '08  C. 
J.  Williamson  Ziegler,  '86  C. 
George  Henderson,  '96  L. 
Lewis  L.  Smith,  '86  L. 
Luther  M.  Weaver,  '88  D. 
Elon  Kanaga,  '03  D. 
Victor  S.  Jones,  '85  D. 
P.  Frailey  Wells,  '81  P. 
John  L.  Haney,  '01  G. 


Associated  Pennsylvania  Clubs. 


Dr.  James  G.  McKay,  '95  M.  Washington,       Hugh  Ogden,  '90  C,  Boston,  Mass. 


D.C. 

DarrellH.  Smith,  '11  C,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Dr.  Charles  W.  Kollock,  '81  M.,  Charles- 
ton, S.  C. 
Carl  L.  Hecht,  '14  W.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Park  M.  French,  '14  T.,  Denver,  Col. 
Dr.  Henry  LaMotte,  89  M.,  Seattle,  Wash. 


Harry  P.  Joslyn,  '97  W.,  '98  L.,  Wilming- 
ton, Del. 

Charles  A.  Upson,  '00  C,  Lockpcrt,  N.  Y 

Rev.  James  D.  Steele,  '84  C,  '86  L.. 
Passaic,  N.  J. 

Harry  Bowers  Mingle,  '99  W.,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 


Percy  C.  Stuart,  '97  T.,  Rye,  N.  Y 


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